Agribusiness
Eggs at Tk 50 a Hali, Broiler at Tk 200 a Kg in Dhaka
Egg prices in Dhaka rose Tk 10 a hali in a week to Tk 50, and broiler chicken rose Tk 40 to 60 to Tk 200 to 220 a kg.
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Agribusiness
Marginal Farmers Want Corporate Companies Out of Egg and Meat Production
The Bangladesh Poultry Association has demanded that corporate companies be barred from producing chicken meat and eggs and from contract farming.
Vegetables
Egg and Chicken Prices Fall in Khulna, but Fish Costs More
Egg, chicken and vegetable prices fell in Khulna's markets over the past week, but fish became dearer as supply dropped, while rice, oil and sugar stayed high.
Agribusiness
Egg Import Push Aimed at Laundering Money, Says Poultry Association
The Bangladesh Poultry Association says a syndicate is trying to import eggs to launder money even though production exceeds demand.
Agribusiness
800 Farms Close in Two Months in Gaibandha
With feed, chick and medicine prices soaring but egg and chicken prices flat, 800 of Gaibandha's 2,800 commercial farms have closed in two months.
Crops
Farmers Turn to Colour Bird Chickens, and Profits Are Higher
Encouraged by award-winning farmer Akmal Hossain, poultry farmers in Ishwardi and across Pabna are switching to colour bird chickens, which they say cost less to raise and earn more.
Crops
Competition Commission Hears Two Cases Against Kazi Farms
The Bangladesh Competition Commission has heard its two cases against Kazi Farms Group over abnormal egg and broiler chicken price rises.
Crops
Poultry Farmers Demand a 'Poultry Board' to End Syndicates
The egg producers' body Bangladesh Poultry Association has demanded a 'poultry board' to root out syndicates in the poultry sector.
Agribusiness
A Dozen Eggs at Tk 150 Again
Farm egg prices have become volatile again, rising by Tk 30 a dozen in three days to Tk 150 in Dhaka's retail markets.
Agribusiness
Egg Prices Rise Further in Rangpur, Broiler Chicken Cheaper
Poultry egg prices in Rangpur have risen by Tk 2 for four in a week, while broiler chicken has become cheaper and staples such as rice, lentils, flour and oil are unchanged.
Agribusiness
Renata Brings "Folate Egg" to Market
Renata Limited has started marketing a new egg it says carries 35 per cent more folate than an ordinary egg and benefits mothers and children.
Agribusiness
Farmers Lose Tk 10 on Chicken and Tk 2 on Eggs
Egg prices in Rajshahi have slumped below production cost and broiler farmers are getting far less than the market price, leaving poultry farmers with losses.
Agribusiness
Syndicate Unsettles Egg and Chicken Market, Farmers Struggle
Marginal poultry farmers have called for the syndicate to be broken, accusing 10-12 big companies of setting chick, egg and broiler prices at will.