CropsJoypurhat farmers worry over prices despite a good early aman crop
Aman covers 70,110 hectares in Joypurhat and about 878 hectares of early varieties have been cut, but farmers fear losses because paddy prices trail their production costs.
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CropsBasmati paddy tops Rs 5,000 a quintal as Gulf buyers stock up on rice
Punjab and Haryana growers are getting Rs 1,000-1,500 a quintal more for basmati paddy than a year ago, as West Asian and Gulf importers build rice stocks amid the conflict involving Iran.
CropsPaddy and rice prices fall in Moulvibazar and Sreemangal, hurting growers
Paddy and rice prices have slipped in Moulvibazar and Sreemangal markets; shoppers welcome cheaper rice, but farmers say rising costs of seed, fertiliser, irrigation and labour leave them unable to cover production costs.
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Dinajpur farmers sell early Aman rice at a loss as paddy prices slide
In Fulbari, Dinajpur, early Aman yields 18-22 maunds a bigha, but at Tk 750-900 a maund farmers are not recovering their costs; paddy has fallen Tk 200-300 a maund in ten days.
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Bumper early Aman, but Tk 500-600 a maund leaves Nilphamari farmers at a loss
Early Aman is yielding 14-18 maunds a bigha in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, but with paddy at Tk 500-600 a maund against costs of Tk 14,000-15,000 a bigha, farmers are losing up to Tk 5,000-6,000 a bigha.
CropsHaor farmers caught between a lost crop and rising costs
After hill run-off drowned the Boro crop last Baishakh, haor farmers brought home less than half a normal harvest and now face the market.
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Good Aus harvest in Shayestaganj, but at Tk 700-800 a maund farmers cannot cover costs
With no government procurement in the Aus season, farmers in Habiganj's Shayestaganj are selling to seasonal middlemen below cost and want market monitoring and public purchase of Aus paddy.
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Habiganj on course for its 92,000-hectare Aman target with 92 per cent planted; no fertiliser or diesel shortage, farmers ask for better paddy prices
After a dry start, adequate rain and the draining of the haors have put transplanting almost at target; Chunarughat has the largest target at 18,285 hectares, last year's area was about 88,000 hectares, and fields briefly flooded earlier have been replanted.
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Government buys 200,000 tonnes of rice beyond target; millers gain while farmers and consumers lose
With Boro procurement already above target and public granaries holding 44,000 tonnes more than they can properly store, Bangladesh is buying another 200,000 tonnes of rice from millers, 150 of whose applications carry MPs' recommendation letters, while Aus paddy in Naogaon sells for Tk 650-750 a
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No buyer even at Tk700 a maund: paddy prices trap haor farmers
About 400,000 farmers in the haor belt of Sunamganj are stuck with stored paddy as prices fall several hundred taka a maund below last year's rates.
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Rangpur division plants 664,000 hectares of Aman with a 2.63-million-tonne target; rain saves irrigation costs, prices worry growers
Favourable weather and ample rain have carried Aman transplanting almost to completion across northern Bangladesh; the Department of Agricultural Extension's Rangpur office targets 663,714 hectares in the division's eight districts, with the rest to be planted within 10-15 days, while farmers who sa
CropsNetrokona haor farmers allege traders count 45 kg of paddy as a maund
Boro farmers in Netrokona's haors told Jagonews24 in April 2026 that some traders were taking 42 to 45 kg of paddy for each 40 kg maund, which they called a new 'oppression'; traders blamed wet paddy and food officials said they would look into it.
CropsGood Aman Paddy Yield in Thakurgaon, but Low Prices Disappoint Farmers
Farmers in Thakurgaon said on 8 November 2025 that the aman paddy yield was good but that a two-maund sack was fetching Tk 2,200 to Tk 2,400, too little to cover their costs, and they asked the government to fix a fair price and buy paddy.