As onion prices continue at a high of Rs60-70, India is importing large quantities of the much-needed vegetable from Egypt, which has exported 18,000 tonnes to India during the last two months.
The more reddish coloured onions from Egypt have been making their way to Indian vegetable mandis over the last few weeks.
According to a statement by an Egyptian competent authority, the Indian imports of onions from Egypt during August and September 2015 stood at 18,000 tonnes.
A similar amount is in the pipeline for being exported to India.
Egyptian export of onions to India is estimated to reach around 35,000 tonnes in 2015-16, up from 567 tonnes in 2014-15.