VegetablesRangpur potato farmers spend Tk 825 a sack to store it, and sell it for Tk 660
Potatoes are selling at Tk 12 a kg at cold-storage gates in Rangpur; growing and storing a 55 kg sack costs about Tk 825, but it fetches Tk 660.
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Market Management
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