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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VegetablesThakurgaon potato growers lose Tk 5-6 a kg as stored crop sells for Tk 14
Potatoes that cost Tk 19-20 a kg once storage and transport are paid sell for Tk 14; the district's 19 cold stores still hold about 105,000 tonnes, and growers want an export push.
Market ManagementIvorian cocoa farmers get far less than Ghana's as farmgate prices split
Cote d'Ivoire set its 2026/27 main-crop price at 1,200 CFA francs a kilo, about $2.07 and 57% below last season, while Ghana set about $3.65 a kilo.
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Colombia's earthquake halved the price of the chontaduro harvest
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake of 10 August struck San José del Palmar as the chontaduro harvest began; with its city markets also damaged, growers are now getting COP 40,000 for a load that fetched COP 80,000 before.
VegetablesNatore onion farmers say harvest prices do not cover their costs
At Naldanga haat, Natore's largest onion market, farmers said in early April 2026 that onions selling at Tk 600 to Tk 1,000 a maund did not cover their costs; traders blamed imports from India and the lack of storage.
VegetablesBumper potato yield, but Joypurhat farmers despair over falling prices
In mid-February 2026 Joypurhat's potato yields were good, but farmers said prices of Tk 200 to 230 a maund left them Tk 10,000 to 15,000 short on every bigha they grew.
CropsDrought and Low Prices Leave Kotalipara Melon Farmers Facing Losses
In early April 2025, melon farmers on 434 hectares in Kotalipara, Gopalganj, feared losses: drought had cut yields and, with traders staying away, a melon that sold for Tk 30 to 60 a year earlier fetched Tk 15 to 20.
VegetablesBumper tomato crop in Tangail's Nagarpur, but low prices frustrate growers
Tomato growers on the char lands of Nagarpur in Tangail had a bumper crop in February 2025, but said prices had fallen from Tk 2,000-2,500 a maund at the start of the season to Tk 300-500. The upazila grew tomatoes on 152 hectares, up from 130 a year earlier.