Market ManagementFlour prices climb in Dhaka while broiler chicken and eggs stay dear
Loose atta has gone up Tk 5 a kilo and maida Tk 10 in a month; broiler sells at Tk 190–200 a kilo and a dozen brown eggs at Tk 150, unchanged for six weeks.
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Market ManagementHilsa floods Dhaka markets and prices drop, but a 'Gujarat hilsa' scare keeps buyers away
Fishermen are landing more fish ahead of the breeding-season ban and prices are down Tk 200-500 a kilo, yet stalls stood almost empty on Wednesday as shoppers worried about telling Padma hilsa from imported look-alikes.
FisheriesHilsa drops Tk 700-800 a kilo in a week in Moulvibazar, still out of reach for many
A one-kilogram hilsa that cost about Tk 2,800 a week ago now sells for Tk 2,000, but with supply short even in peak season, shoppers say the price needs to fall much further.
Market ManagementSummer vegetables up Tk 10-20 a kilo in Dhaka, chicken and fish hold their prices
At the Taltola and Agargaon markets on Friday, brinjal sold for Tk 100-140, tomato Tk 120-140 and bitter gourd Tk 60-80 a kilo; broiler eased Tk 10 to Tk 180, and a one-kilogram hilsa cost Tk 2,700-2,800.
Market ManagementRice gets cheaper at Naogaon's mills, but falling paddy prices leave growers dismayed
Aus paddy has slipped to Tk 700–800 a maund from Tk 1,000–1,050 a year ago; millers blame excess rice imports for weak demand and want government procurement in the Aus season too.