Crops
Onion Farmers Not Recovering Even Half Their Costs
Pabna's onion farmers say current market prices do not cover even half their production costs, leaving them facing losses of around Tk 50,000 a bigha.
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Crops
Onion Seed Makes 50 Dinajpur Farmers Rich, but a Syndicate Sets the Price
About 50 farmers in Birganj, Dinajpur, have made lakhs of taka growing onion seed, but every year they are forced to sell to a traders' syndicate at low prices.
Crops
Shariatpur Onion Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices, Count Losses
Onion farmers in Shariatpur had a good crop this year but are losing money after buying expensive seed and finding low prices at market.
Crops
Onion Farmers Form Human Chain in Mujibnagar
Farmers in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, formed a human chain and scattered onions on the road to demand a fair price for their crop.
Crops
Onion Farmers Frustrated Despite Bumper Yield
Manikganj's murikata onion farmers had a bumper yield but are losing money as prices have fallen well below production costs.
Crops
Rush to Plant Hali Onion Seedlings in Manikganj
Farmers across Manikganj are working from dawn to dusk to plant hali onion seedlings, though some fear losses if onion prices do not rise.
Crops
BARI Onion-5 Gives 150 to 200 Maunds a Bigha at Low Cost in Pabna
Pabna farmers growing the new summer onion variety BARI-5 expect 150 to 200 maunds a bigha at low cost, a crop that could ease the country's summer onion shortage.
Crops
Onion Seed Problem: New Seed Distributed to 16,000 Farmers
Farmers whose incentive onion seed failed to germinate this season have been given replacement seed, some of it imported urgently from abroad.
Vegetables
Manikganj Farmers Busy Planting Onions
Encouraged by last year's prices, Manikganj farmers are planting more onions this season, though doubled costs and a bigger crop have them worried about prices.
Vegetables
Green Chilli Prices Stay High, Onion Rises
Onion prices in Dhaka have reached Tk 100 a kg and potatoes Tk 65, while green chillies remain expensive at Tk 260-300 a kg.
Vegetables
Onion Prices Reined In, Eggs and Chicken Cheaper Too
Onion prices in Rangpur fell by Tk 25-30 a kg in two days on news of imports from India, and egg and chicken prices eased too.
Vegetables
Broiler and Sugar Prices Stay High as Potato and Onion Prices Rise
Prices of broiler chicken, beef and sugar that rose before Eid have not come down in Dhaka, and potatoes and onions have become dearer since.
Vegetables
Vegetables Stay Dear as Chicken Prices Fall Further
Winter vegetables are plentiful but expensive in Dhaka's markets, while broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen further over the week.