Truckers' strike: Commodity supply disrupted, onion zooms on low arrivals

Absence of support from premier transport body AIMTC may weaken the strike

 

Supplies of essential commodities were partly disrupted at most of mandis across the country on Monday, due to an indefinite, nationwide transporters' strike in protest of a sharp rise in diesel prices and insurance premiums.

Data compiled by the National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation (NHRDF) showed onion supply in the benchmark Lasalgaon mandi at 1,400 tonnes on Monday, down from 1,717 tonnes on Friday. Supply in Pimpalgaon mandi also declined to 1,980 tonnes on Monday from 2,510.5 tonnes on Friday.

The decline in onion supply has resulted into an increase in the vegetable's price in both Lasalgaon and Pimpalgaon