Diesel rationing chokes Mundra, Kandla freight; container moves crash 80%, onion prices spike
Gujarat and Maharashtra diesel curbs cap trucks at 50L vs 200L needed, collapsing port container throughput from 5,000 to 1,000/day. Spot freight up 30% to ₹1,400-1,500/tonne; onion arrivals at Vashi APMC halve, retail prices jump from ₹10-12 to ₹15/kg. MSME and agri chains exposed.
Diesel rationing in Gujarat and Maharashtra is choking freight from Mundra and Kandla ports, slashing container movement 80%, lifting spot freight 30%, and disrupting MSME and agri supply chains, with onion prices already rising at Vashi APMC.
Why this matters
Diesel curbs across Gujarat and Maharashtra are choking Mundra and Kandla simultaneously, exposing concentration risk in India's western port-trucking corridor and pushing freight inflation into food retail.
Retail-company signals steady at 1,175 over 90 days, with this freight shock a notable disruption.
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