Livestock
Goats in Demand on the Last Day as Cattle Run Short
With cattle scarce at Dhaka's markets a day before Eid, city residents have turned to goats, and sellers have raised their prices.
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Cattle Market
Livestock
Buyers Win This Time, but Cattle Farmers Are Losing Out
With buyers scarce because of Covid-19 and floods, sacrificial cattle are selling cheaply this Eid, pleasing buyers but leaving the farmers who raised them at a loss.
Livestock
Livestock Markets Buzzing Even at Midnight
With Eid-ul-Azha a day away, Dhaka's livestock markets were busy even at midnight, though traders complained of low sales and waterlogged ground.
Livestock
Few Cattle at the Markets, and Prices Are Steep
With cattle in short supply at Dhaka's markets on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, animals are selling at steep prices and buyers accuse traders of creating a crisis.
Livestock
'The Goat Market Is Hotter Than the Cattle Market'
Goat sellers at a Dhaka livestock market say buyers are not coming or not offering fair prices, while buyers say sellers are asking too much.
Livestock
Unable to Sell at the Markets, They Hawk Goats Street to Street
Farmers and traders who could not get fair prices at Dhaka's livestock markets are walking the capital's streets and lanes to sell their goats.
Livestock
Farmers and Traders Pin Hopes on the Last Minute
After days of slow sales, farmers and traders who brought cattle to Dhaka's Qurbani markets are hoping for better prices in the final hours before Eid.
Livestock
20-Mon 'Shanto' at the Market, Trader Hopes for Tk 6 Lakh
A Kushtia trader who raised a bull called Shanto for two and a half years has brought it to Dhaka's Rahmatganj market hoping to sell it for Tk 6 lakh.
Agribusiness
Local Cattle Dominate the Qurbani Market
In the 2019 Qurbani season, local cattle dominated the market, with 577,416 farms preparing more animals than needed and buyers wary of antibiotics.