VegetablesFarmers in Naogaon are planting early to catch the market, with one expecting Tk 1.2 lakh from a bigha of cabbage costing Tk 45,000, and rising supply has cut prices by Tk 10-15 a kilo.
VegetablesCucumber has been sown on 225 of a targeted 360 hectares in Ullapara, Sirajganj, and early produce is selling at high prices at the Charbaddhangachha and Chaksha wholesale markets.
VegetablesFarmers in Kalapara, Patuakhali, have had good yields of early hyacinth beans grown on raised beds, but say syndicate prices for fertiliser and pesticide are eating their profit.
VegetablesFarmers in Dimla, Nilphamari, have early cauliflower, cabbage and other vegetables on 203 hectares; fertiliser, seed and labour cost more this year, but the first pickings are fetching good prices.
VegetablesOf Dinajpur's 27,350-hectare vegetable target this season, 7,250 hectares are early varieties; chasing better prices, farmers began planting cauliflower, cabbage, brinjal and tomato on high land from mid-September.
Early beans in Thakurgaon have fallen from Tk 150 a kilo at the start of the season to Tk 85 at the farm gate, while shoppers at the town's Kalibari market pay Tk 140.
VegetablesMeherpur aims to grow winter vegetables on 5,250 hectares this season and early vegetables already cover about 2,000 hectares, though farmers face labour shortages, higher wages and fertiliser problems.
VegetablesEarly winter vegetables cover about 6,050 hectares in Jhenaidah, above the 5,785-hectare target; yields and prices are good, but fertiliser, pesticide and fuel costs have climbed.
VegetablesEarly cucumber covers about 60 hectares in Madarganj, Jamalpur, with output of around 2,000 tonnes expected; wholesale prices are Tk 30-40 a kilogram, and a bigha costs Tk 15,000-20,000 to grow and sells for Tk 30,000-40,000.
VegetablesDinajpur Sadar has 250 hectares under hyacinth bean this year, with a 2,500-tonne target; farmers who picked before winter got Tk 200 a kilogram at first and Tk 70 to 80 now.
VegetablesA sudden hill torrent on Tuesday and Wednesday ruined much of the early rabi and winter vegetables on about 100 hectares of chars along the Dhurung canal in Kanchannagar, Fatikchhari.
Early cauliflower has been planted on 170 hectares in Birganj, Dinajpur, against 92 hectares at the same time last year, as farmers aim to reach the market early for better prices.
Early vegetables cover 41 hectares in Harinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah, where growers are selling beans at good prices for a modest outlay.
