Another Consignment Takes Hilsa Exports to India via Benapole to 99 Tonnes
A further 45.2 tonnes of hilsa crossed into India through Benapole, bringing two days' exports to 99.66 tonnes even as prices in local markets climbed.
A further 45.2 tonnes of hilsa crossed into India through Benapole, bringing two days' exports to 99.66 tonnes even as prices in local markets climbed.
Low costs and good returns are drawing Kishoreganj farmers to grow ginger in sacks, which the agriculture department says is reducing reliance on imports.
A Dhaka-based fruit trader has accused influential locals of cutting 800 mango trees in his Naogaon orchard, while the accused say the land is legally theirs.
Hilsa prices in Dhaka have risen by Tk 200 a kg on news of exports to India, putting the national fish beyond the reach of middle- and low-income families.
After a poor crop last year, taro growers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are smiling at a good harvest and good prices.
Bangladeshi hilsa arrived at West Bengal's largest wholesale fish market in Howrah before Durga Puja, but traders say prices of Rs 1,500-1,700 a kg are high.
About 54.5 metric tonnes of hilsa from ten firms crossed into India through Benapole port between noon and 8pm on 26 September.
The first shipment of 7,300 kg of hilsa left for Agartala in Tripura through Akhaura land port ahead of the Durga Puja festival.
The district consumer rights directorate fined a Faridpur hilsa wholesaler Tk 20,000 and warned other traders in a market drive.
Six trucks carrying 18 tonnes of hilsa entered India through Benapole port in the first shipment, priced at $10 a kg.
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing fell by Tk 150-200 a kg during a consumer directorate raid, then went back up once it ended.
Five hilsa traders at Karwan Bazar and Jatrabari were fined Tk 42,000 after the consumer directorate found evidence of overpricing.
The consumer rights directorate inspected Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish market after hilsa prices rose on news of exports to India.