AgribusinessGinger up as much as Tk 60 a kilo in a week at Hili market
The local crop is over, imports from India have fallen and prices in China have risen, leaving ginger at Tk 140 to Tk 160 a kilo at Hili.
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CropsHili farmers plant early potatoes after the aman harvest as seed rises to Tk 1,200
Early potato planting has begun on harvested aman fields in Hakimpur (Hili), Dinajpur, with about 80 hectares planted so far in Khattamadhabpara, but seed that cost Tk 800 last year now costs Tk 1,200.
VegetablesWinter vegetables arrive and Hili prices halve in two days
With new winter vegetables reaching Hili market in Hakimpur, Dinajpur, pointed gourd fell from Tk 40 to Tk 20 a kg in two days, bitter gourd from Tk 80 to Tk 40 and green chilli from Tk 100 to Tk 50; beans, cauliflower and cabbage are cheaper too.
VegetablesA Hili mother walks 10 km a day with foraged greens to feed her children
Momota Begum, 30, of Hatkhola in Joypurhat's Panchbibi, gathers wild greens, banana stem and banana flower from the fields and walks about 10 km to sell them door to door in Hili, Dinajpur; with her husband long gone, she is her family's only earner.
VegetablesOnion prices up Tk 5-10 a kg in a week at Hili market in Dinajpur
Onions that sold for Tk 35 a kg at Hili a week ago now cost Tk 40-45; traders blame rain keeping farmers from bringing onions to market, and consumer-rights officials say they are checking prices.
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Dry spell and fuel rise add Tk 2,000-3,000 a bigha to Aman irrigation in Hili
With no rain for several days in Hili, Dinajpur, farmers are irrigating transplanted Aman paddy with shallow pumps, and the fuel price rise has added two to three thousand taka a bigha to their costs.
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Onion Price Falls by Tk 12 a kg at Hili
Wholesale onion prices at Hili land port in Dinajpur fell by Tk 12 a kg as soon as imports resumed after the Puja holidays.
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Onion Prices Begin to Fall in Hili
Onion prices in Hili have fallen by Tk 3-4 a kg as imports from India resumed duty-free after a six-day Durga Puja halt.