Crops
Farmers Unable to Harvest Paddy as Labour Wages Soar
A labour shortage and daily wages of up to Tk 1,250 are keeping farmers in Parshuram, Feni, from harvesting ripe boro paddy on time while prices stay low.
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Agribusiness
Hilsa Fetches One Lakh Taka a Maund
Hilsa weighing 900 grams is selling at Tk 1 lakh a maund at Harina ferry ghat in Chandpur because catches in the Meghna are thin.
Agribusiness
Chickens Dying in the Heat; Fears of a 'Severe' Price Rise in August
The Bangladesh Poultry Association warns that chicken deaths in the heatwave could cause egg and chicken prices to soar from August to October.
Fruits
Immature Watermelons on Sale, Yet at Tk 80 a Kg
Watermelons are selling at Tk 80 a kg at retail as Ramadan begins, even though most of the fruit on the market is not yet mature.
Fruits
Fruit Prices High in Kolkata at the Start of Ramadan
Fruit prices have risen in West Bengal's markets at the start of Ramadan, though sellers disagree on how much.
Crops
Rice Traders' Tricks Continue Despite Warnings and Drives
Rice prices rose by up to Tk 6 a kg around last month's election but have fallen by at most Tk 2 at retail, despite the food minister's warning and daily anti-hoarding drives.
Crops
High fertiliser and labour costs leave Noakhali farmers at a loss
Boro planting is in full swing in remote parts of Noakhali, but farmers are struggling with abnormal rises in the prices of fertiliser, labour and other inputs.
Crops
'No Paddy at Home, So Higher Prices Bring Us No Profit'
Paddy prices in Naogaon have risen by up to Tk 100 a maund in two weeks, but farmers who sold early say they have nothing left to sell.
Crops
Tomatoes Worth 2.5 Lakh Stolen, Farmer Goes to Police
A woman farmer in Karnataka's Hassan district has filed a police case after 50-60 bags of tomatoes, worth 2.5 lakh by her account, were stolen from her field.
Crops
Sellers Happy With Cattle Prices, Buyers Are Not
Farmers in Shariatpur welcome higher cattle prices, but buyers say their budgets fall short and sales remain slow.
Crops
Buyers and Sellers Worried over Animal Prices
High fodder prices have pushed up the cost of fattening sacrificial animals in Sirajganj, worrying both farmers and buyers before Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Rising Cattle Feed Prices Squeeze Jhalakathi Farmers Before Eid
Family farmers in Jhalakathi have fattened about 19,000 animals for Eid-ul-Azha, but soaring feed prices are eating into their hopes of a profit.
Agribusiness
Cattle prices feared to rise ahead of Eid sacrifice
Repeated rises in cattle feed prices have left farmers struggling and traders fearing that sacrificial cattle will cost more again at this Eid-ul-Azha.