CropsNo buyer even at Tk700 a maund: paddy prices trap haor farmers
About 400,000 farmers in the haor belt of Sunamganj are stuck with stored paddy as prices fall several hundred taka a maund below last year's rates.
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CropsRelentless rain drowns ripe boro in the haors; 18,000 hectares under water in Sunamganj
Submerged paddy is spreading daily across Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Netrokona, harvested grain is rotting for lack of sun, and the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warns the haor flooding may worsen.
CropsHaor floods leave boro growers unable to cut or dry; Khaliajuri alone risks Tk 104 crore
Four spells of rain and hail since mid-March have stalled the boro harvest in Netrokona and Moulvibazar; Netrokona puts its losses at Tk 62.65 crore and the prime minister has promised three months of support for affected farmers.