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Tk 1.5 Crore Worth of Litchi Sold Daily at One Market
Trade at the Shimultala litchi market in Ishwardi, Pabna has picked up, with Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore worth of litchi sold every day.
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Buyers and sellers crowd Sapahar mango market
Sapahar mango market in Naogaon, one of the largest in the north, has come alive with buyers and sellers since Gopalbhog mangoes arrived.
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Kansat Mango Market Yet to Get Going
The country's biggest mango market at Kansat in Chapainawabganj has opened, but trading is still well below other years.
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Rajshahi's Mango Market Fails to Pick Up Even With Gopalbhog
Gopalbhog has reached Baneshwar, Rajshahi's biggest mango market, but supply is thin and storm-fallen fruit makes up much of the trade.
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Hill markets brimming with seasonal fruit
In the honey month of Jyoishtha, Rangamati's markets are filling with mangoes, litchis and jackfruit brought in by hill farmers.
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Five Ways to Tell Whether a Jackfruit Is Ripe and Sweet
Five simple checks can help buyers pick a ripe, juicy jackfruit instead of being fooled by a seller.
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The Health Problems Caused by Eating Artificially Ripened Mangoes
Chemically ripened mangoes sold as ripe fruit can cause a range of health problems, from diarrhoea to hypoxia.
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Wholesale Sheds Being Readied, Kansat Mango Market to Liven Up Soon
Trade has not yet begun at Kansat, the country's largest mango market, but wholesalers are getting ready for the season.
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No Potato Shortage, Yet Prices Are Soaring
Potato prices in Bangladesh have jumped to Tk 40 a kg despite production far above demand, with cold storage owners accused of holding back stocks.
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Summer Fruits Fill the Markets, but Prices Are High
Dhaka's markets are full of mangoes, litchis, jackfruit and other summer fruits, but early-season prices are high.
Fruits
Chuadanga Mangoes to Reach Market From 14 May
Commercial mango picking will begin in Chuadanga on 14 May under a schedule fixed at a meeting chaired by the deputy commissioner.
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Naogaon Mangoes to Reach Market on 22 May
Naogaon's mango picking season will begin on 22 May with local Guti mangoes under a variety-by-variety calendar published by the district administration.
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Fresh Vegetables Too at a Makeshift Melon Market
At Garkul in Narayanganj's Baktaboli, more than a hundred farmers sell melons and vegetables straight from their fields to passing travellers.