Fruits
Sweet Apples and Grapes Taste 'Bitter' at These Prices
Apple prices in Dhaka have eased after the Ramadan spike, but imported fruit remains too expensive for many buyers despite duty cuts.
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Fruits
Duty on Apple, Grape and Orange Imports Cut
The government has cut the supplementary duty on imported fresh fruit such as apples, grapes, pears, oranges and malta, which may bring prices down.
Crops
Tax on Fruit Imports Cut
The government has halved the tax collected at source on imports of fresh fruit such as apples, grapes, pears, oranges and malta, from 10 percent to 5 percent.
Crops
BINA Sarisha-11 Offers Hope of Cutting Edible Oil Imports
A field trial in Gopalganj found BINA Sarisha-11 out-yielding BARI Sarisha-14 and a local mustard variety, and scientists say it could help cut edible oil imports.
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Muskmelon Imports Begin Through Hili Ahead of Ramadan
A first consignment of 8 tonnes 700 kg of muskmelon has arrived from India through Hili land port ahead of Ramadan.
Fruits
Tariff Commission Recommends Cutting Duties on Imported Fruit
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended that the NBR cut duties and taxes on imported fresh fruit such as apples, oranges and grapes.
Crops
VAT Pressure Threatens to Turn Tomato Surplus From 'Blessing' Back to 'Curse'
Contract tomato farmers and processor Pran warn that the rise in VAT on tomato products from 5 to 15 percent will hurt farmers, jobs, exports and revenue.
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Big Potential for Importing Dates, Oranges and Other Fruit From Pakistan
Bangladeshi traders and importers see big potential in importing dates, oranges and other fruit and farm products from Pakistan, and called for trade barriers to be removed.
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Imported Fruit Out of Reach in Jamalpur
Prices of imported fruit such as grapes, apples, malta and oranges are rising steadily in Jamalpur, putting them beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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Foreign fruit prices stay high in peak local season, none below Tk 250
Imported fruits such as apples, oranges and malta still cost at least Tk 250 a kg in Dhaka, even in the peak season for local fruit.
Agribusiness
Fishers Back on River After Two Months, but Hilsa Scarce
With the two-month jatka protection drive over, thousands of Chandpur fishers are back on the Padma and Meghna, but they are catching other fish rather than hilsa.
Vegetables
China Wants to Import Mango, Jackfruit and Potato from Bangladesh
Bangladesh and China exchanged a draft free trade agreement feasibility study, with Beijing signalling interest in Bangladeshi mango, jackfruit, potato, jute and leather goods.
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Apples Imported Through Mongla Port for the First Time
Mongla port released 51 tonnes of imported apples on 21 December, the first apple consignment to come through the port.