Malaysia: Onion supply in the market sufficient

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The supply of onions in the Malaysian market at the moment is sufficient and can be sustained, said Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Fuziah Salleh. She said that although the supply of onions has not been affected, the government is trying to get supplies of onions from several other countries to ensure that the supply remains steady. "So far there is no problem (onion supply) because we still have old stock and we are also looking for sources from other producing countries besides India. "I think the existing onion stock will last for a long time because, from the feedback from the industry, they informed that they did not experience any problem in controlling the stock," she told reporters after inspecting the implementation of the Deepavali 2023 Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) at Lulu Hypermarket here on Thursday. She was commenting on India's move to limit onion exports by imposing a minimum export price of US$800 ...