Prices of onions, tomatoes fall after trucks arrive in Pakistan  

KARACHI: Prices of onions and tomatoes have declined in wholesale market following the arrival of trucks carrying the vegetables from Iran and Afghanistan, ARY News reported on Saturday.

According to details, the prices of onion and tomatoes have witnessed a sharp decline after trucks carrying the vegetables arrived in Pakistan. Almost 70 trucks of onion and 50 tomatoes have arrived from Iran and Afghanistan.

Following the arrival, the prices of onion and tomatoes decreased by Rs100 and Rs120 in vegetable market, respectively. In the wholesale market, onion was being sold at Rs50 per kg while tomatoes at Rs 100 to Rs 110 per kg.

Earlier in August, the Ministry of Commerce decided to import onions and tomatoes from Afghanistan and Iran to control soaring prices in the country. It is pertinent to mention here that the recent torrential rains and flooding have affected the production of vegetables.

The ministry decided to facilitate import of the vegetables from Afghanistan and Iran to meet the demand in the country. “Import of these vegetables will help in availability and stabilization of their prices in the country,” the meeting was told.