Bangladesh to import onion from Pakistan after 15yrs

[The Ronin]

An official of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) confirmed that Bangladesh’s Tasho Enterprise finalized deals with a Karachi-based Roshan Enterprise, says the English-language Pakistan daily

Pakistan on Friday received the first onion export order of more than 300 tons from Bangladesh after nearly 15 years of recess as India imposed a ban on export of the kitchen essential, reports The News International.

An official of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) confirmed that Bangladesh’s Tasho Enterprise finalized deals with a Karachi-based Roshan Enterprise, says the English-language Pakistan daily.

“At least 12 containers of onions are being exported to Bangladesh,” the official said.

India has slapped a ban on exports of onion to Bangladesh due to its local shortage amid floods.

The ban caused surge in prices to new heights in Bangladesh, as the market was heavily dependent on Indian supply.

According to the Pakistani newspaper, the official said Bangladesh is also looking for import options from countries like Turkey, Myanmar, and Egypt to meet the demand in the local market. “This (ban) has created market potential for Pakistan.”

The official also said the onion trade was also agreed in government-to-government level talks. An exporter believes the export price would be much more viable for Bangladesh considering the current onion price in the market.

“The shipment value from Pakistan would be around $600 a ton,” Waheed Ahmed, patron-in-chief of All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association, said. He said one container carries approximately 28 tons.

A TDAP official said Bangladesh is also considering import of dates, grey fabric, and yarn from Pakistani companies.

The News International also reports, a government department said trade diplomacy between the two countries generally remained stalled between 2001 and 2006.

“For instance, holding of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between Pakistan and Bangladesh is long overdue,” the commercial wing of Pakistan’s High Commission in Dhaka said in a report. The last JEC meeting was held in 2005 in Bangladesh.

Moreover, most of the trade diplomacy and major bilateral agreements were made during the previous governments.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangla...RZwWxGaropc-Q1jw-rzLkFCyDEFB7nV2ZDX-H0lNRkNbs

 

[Pakistansdefender]

Onion is very expensive in Pakistan.
Why are we selling ?
Or are we buying cheap from Iran and selling to Bangladesh

 

[mb444]

Diversification is key. BD must ensure internal production of staples and buy as necessary from multiple sources just like we do for Rice.

 

[Avicenna]

Onion diplomacy!

 

[Abu Shaleh Rumi]

Win win for both country...

 

[Bilal9]

Onion diplomacy!

Onions don't have 'Pakistan' written on them.

Equal rights for Pakistani onions.

Onion is very expensive in Pakistan.
Why are we selling ?
Or are we buying cheap from Iran and selling to Bangladesh

In Bangladesh even more expensive per KG. Higher than chicken. Those who bid highest can buy brother...

But we're only talking about 300 tons here.

 

[Avicenna]

Onions don't have 'Pakistan' written on them.

Equal rights for Pakistani onions.



Those who bid highest can buy brother...

But we're only talking about 300 tons here.

It's a start man.

There needs to be a thaw between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

We have a common enemy which is becoming more and more apparent.

But yea.....onions.....LOL!

 

[Bilal9]

It's a start man.

There needs to be a thaw between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

We have a common enemy which is becoming more and more apparent.

But yea.....onions.....LOL!

Onions is a great start which can expand to other fruit (apples, pears, bedana and the traditional peaches, apricot, plums etc.), we can export tea and paan for their folks...and other fruit which they don't have. Bangladesh has a veritable fruit revolution now - some of which is not grown in Pakistan. Dragonfruit below.

And water apple (forgot the Bengali name)...

 

[SABRE]

Onions is a great start which can expand to other fruit (apples, pears, bedana and the traditional peaches, apricot, plums etc.), we can export tea and paan for their folks...and other fruit which they don't have. Bangladesh has a veritable fruit revolution now - some of which is not grown in Pakistan. Dragonfruit below.

And water apple (forgot the Bengali name)...

Buy mangoes from us. Guaranteed best in the world, especially Sindhri.

Please, don't send us paan. No more of that.

 

[bluesky]

It's a start man.

There needs to be a thaw between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

We have a common enemy which is becoming more and more apparent.

But yea.....onions.....LOL!

I hope to see Pakistani onion works as glue to re-bind the two countries. As far as I know, BD imports cotton from Pakistan regularly. There are other items as well, probably fruits and dry fruits. I do not think, the import will be limited to 300 ton. It is not for a village but for a country of 160 million. Even 30,000 ton is not enough.

@Pakistansdefender, is onion in short supply in Pakistan? In that case, Pakistan can secure this item from Afghanistan and beyond and export it to BD. The businesses and transport companies will be benefited from such an arrangement.

However, in order to make it happen, the BD govt must guide its importers to make a long-term commitment.

 

[Bilal9]

Buy mangoes from us. Guaranteed best in the world, especially Sindhri.

We have our own varieties - but yes Pakistani mangoes are good too.

Rajshahi division in Bangladesh is the source of all better Mango varieties -especially the Fazli Cultivar which can normally grow over a KG in weight.

Indians are trying to claim the Geographic Indication (GI) for this mango cultivar as their own - which is typical. But dispute has been registered with the WTO so this won't succeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazli_(mango)

Please, don't send us paan. No more of that.

You don't want red spit-stain on your walls?

Paan is not popular among new generation (millenials and X) Bangladeshis.

Older middle class folks still chew Paan in festive occasions. Just like in rest of the subcontinent.

 

[SABRE]

We have our own varieties - but yes Pakistani mangoes are good too.

Rajshahi division in Bangladesh is the source of all better Mango varieties -especially the Fazli Cultivar which can normally grow over a KG in weight.

Indians are trying to claim the Geographic Indication (GI) for this mango cultivar as their own - which is typical. But dispute has been registered with the WTO so this won't succeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazli_(mango)



You don't want red spit-stain on your walls?

Paan is not popular among new generation (millenials and X) Bangladeshis.

Older middle class folks still chew Paan in festive occasions. Just like in rest of the subcontinent.

We have enough red walls.

 

[Bengal71]

Onions is a great start which can expand to other fruit (apples, pears, bedana and the traditional peaches, apricot, plums etc.), we can export tea and paan for their folks...and other fruit which they don't have. Bangladesh has a veritable fruit revolution now - some of which is not grown in Pakistan. Dragonfruit below.

And water apple (forgot the Bengali name)...

That fruit has various names, Rose Apple, Wax jambu, java apple and now hearing water apple.

Bengali name is Jamrul.

Buy mangoes from us. Guaranteed best in the world, especially Sindhri.

Please, don't send us paan. No more of that.

Mango is the last thing BD needs to import. And while I have eaten Pakistani mangoes in Makkah and they were good, mangoes in BD are as good if not far better. We are not well known outside for mangoes probably because we don't export it.

We have enough red walls.

Are there many pan chewers in Pakistan?

 

[Bilal9]

In the remote town of Barisal in a kitchen market, a lady magistrate and her mobile court pay a surprise visit to a wholesaler selling onions at Tk.95 to Tk. 110 per kg, which is against the law. The media was in tow of course.

The first wholesaler was fined Tk 12,000 for this violation.

Here's another one in Chittagong, and another one in Dhaka,

It seems the govt. is determined to show the media that they are being active.

 

[bluesky]

"Around 1.6 million tonnes of onion is produced annually in Pakistan; accounting for 2.5 percent of global yield". This data was given on a random internet site. So, it is not that small. Send us 30,000 ton.

@Pakistansdefender