Crops
Nguiin Mro Dreams of a Better Life From Hill Coffee
A Bandarban farmer growing high-yielding Chandragiri coffee among his fruit trees hopes the crop will change his fortunes, as coffee spreads across the hill district.
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Agribusiness
Crops
Farmers Can't Break Even While Middlemen Make Tk 20 a Kg
Vegetables rise by Tk 30-40 a kg between Tarakandi wholesale market and Kishoreganj town, leaving farmers short-changed while middlemen profit.
Crops
Ahiduzzaman's Dream Comes True With Ramrangan Oranges
A Sharsha farmer who planted 196 Ramrangan orange saplings in 2022 now expects Tk 8-10 lakh in sales and says he was the first to grow the fruit in Jashore.
Vegetables
Winter Vegetables Grown on 11,970 Hectares
Farmers in Jamalpur, hoping to recover losses from this year's rain and floods, have so far planted winter vegetables on 11,970 hectares.
Fruits
Oranges Go for Tk 10.50 a Kg at Auction
A shipment of 52,200 kg of oranges fetched just Tk 10.54 a kg at a Chattogram Customs auction, where uncleared ginger and fruit juice also sold far below their reserve prices.
Crops
Rupban Beans Bring Sitakunda Farmers Extra Income
Summer Rupban beans grown on the hills of Sitakunda are earning farmers extra income, with the area under the crop rising to 30 hectares this year.
Vegetables
Lalmonirhat Farmers Happy With Good Prices for Early Cauliflower
A bumper crop of early cauliflower in flood-free Lalmonirhat is fetching farmers good prices and being sent to Dhaka and other districts.
Crops
Thakurgaon Farmers Grow Potatoes Despite the Risk
Encouraged by last year's prices, Thakurgaon farmers are planting early potatoes even though seed, fertiliser and other costs have soared.
Crops
Rain Leaves Satkhira Farmers Behind With Winter Vegetables
Satkhira farmers have had to replant winter vegetables at double the cost after rain and waterlogging rotted their early seedlings, putting them behind the season.
Agribusiness
Plenty of Fish in Mirsarai Market, but Prices Are High
Fish is pouring into markets in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the 22-day hilsa ban, but prices remain high.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Catch Low, Prices Sky-High in Chandpur
Fishing has resumed in the Padma and Meghna after the 22-day ban, but a poor hilsa catch has kept prices at Chandpur's fish ghat very high.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Rises After Ban Ends
Hilsa and other fish supplies have risen in Jhalakathi's markets since the ban ended, and most prices are slightly lower than last week.
Vegetables
Kurigram Farmers Busy Planting Potatoes
Encouraged by good prices last year, farmers across Kurigram, including on the river chars, are busy planting potatoes on a target of 7,100 hectares.