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'O Brother, How Much Was the Cow?'
High asking prices pushed most cattle buying in Chattogram's Mirsarai into the last few days before Eid, and every buyer walking home fields the same question.
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Agribusiness
Agribusiness
Hogla Mats Up to Tk 700, Chopping Blocks at Most Tk 500
Demand for wooden chopping blocks and hogla-leaf mats for cutting sacrificial meat rose at Karwan Bazar on the eve of Eid, with prices higher than last year.
Agribusiness
Buyers Flock to Cattle Markets on Last Day, Prices Up Too
With more buyers than cows in Dhaka's markets on the last day before Eid, traders raised their asking prices by Tk 10,000-20,000 a cow.
Agribusiness
Four Cattle Traders Attacked in Narayanganj, Money Allegedly Snatched
Attackers hacked four traders at a sacrificial cattle market in Sonargaon and allegedly made off with Tk 5.2 lakh and three cows.
Agribusiness
Roadside Animal Markets: 16 Traders Fined Tk 75,000 in Dhaka South
Three mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation fined 16 traders a total of Tk 75,000 for setting up unauthorised animal markets.
Agribusiness
Small and Medium Cattle in Demand at Jashore's Sacrificial Animal Markets
Sacrificial animal markets in Jashore have got busy, with small and medium cattle most in demand and more than 30,000 animals surplus in the district.
Agribusiness
Goat Sellers in Low Spirits as Sales Lag at Dhaka Markets
Cattle are selling well at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets, but goat sales have not picked up and sellers fear losses.
Agribusiness
Dhaka's Sacrificial Animal Markets Get Busy, Mixed Reactions Over Prices
Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets are filling up ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with small and medium cattle most in demand and buyers and sellers divided over prices.
Agribusiness
No Buyers for Big Cows as Trade in Medium Cattle Picks Up
With a day to go before Eid, Gabtoli market was crowded with buyers of small and medium cows, while sellers of big cows found almost no takers.
Agribusiness
No Sales as Traders Wait With Their Animals for Buyers
With a day left before Eid, traders at Dhaka's Shanir Akhra market had plenty of animals but few buyers, and hoped the crowds would come in the afternoon.
Agribusiness
Buyers Happy With Cattle Prices in Ishwardi, Farmers and Traders Disappointed
Lower cow prices in Pabna's Ishwardi ahead of Eid have pleased buyers, while farmers and traders fear losses as supply outstrips demand.
Agribusiness
No Cattle Under Tk 1 Lakh in Chattogram
At Chattogram's Sagarika market, buyers say even small cattle cost more than Tk 1 lakh, while traders blame rising feed and transport costs.
Agribusiness
Plenty of Animals at Shahjahanpur Market, but Prices 'High'
The Shahjahanpur sacrificial animal market in Dhaka has plenty of animals two days before Eid, but buyers and sellers disagree over prices.