Prices High, Buyers Look for Small Cattle
Traders in Dhaka's temporary cattle markets are asking Tk 6,000 to 7,000 more per maund than last year, and early buyers are mostly looking at small cows.
Traders in Dhaka's temporary cattle markets are asking Tk 6,000 to 7,000 more per maund than last year, and early buyers are mostly looking at small cows.
With Eid-ul-Azha days away, buyers are advised to check a set of signs to tell a healthy sacrificial animal from a sick one.
Natore's farms have prepared more than five lakh animals for the sacrifice, about double the district's demand, with the rest going to Dhaka and nearby districts.
An oversupply of animals at Naogaon's haats has pushed down cattle prices, worrying farmers but pleasing buyers.
Instead of a separate cattle special, the railway will carry sacrificial animals from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka in separate wagons of the Mango Special train.
A 900 kg Shahiwal bull named Zamindar raised in Kaunia, Rangpur, is up for sale ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with its owner ready to sell at Tk 6.5 lakh.
Sacrificial animal markets in Bhairab have filled with local cattle and buyers, but little buying and selling has taken place yet.
A trader's two pale pink buffaloes, brought from India as calves, are drawing crowds at the Shahjahanpur market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Small and medium cattle at Dhaka's Gabtoli market cost far more than last year, and traders blame dearer meat, feed and transport.
A 10-foot-long bull at a Rampal farm, said to be Bagerhat's biggest, is on offer for Tk 10 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Farmers in Shariatpur welcome higher cattle prices, but buyers say their budgets fall short and sales remain slow.
Khulna's mayor opened the week-long Joragate cattle market and told organisers to collect tolls honestly and prevent harassment.
Pirojpur's cattle markets are busy before Eid, but buyers complain that prices are far higher than last year.