Fruits
Gobindabhog Mangoes at Tk 120, Bombai Lychees at Tk 450 a Hundred
The first Satkhira mangoes and Ishwardi lychees have reached Dhaka's markets at high prices, with traders blaming heat and drought for a smaller lychee crop.
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Fruits
Watermelons Reach Chandpur at the Start of Chaitra, at High Prices
Trawler-loads of watermelons have begun arriving in Chandpur at the start of Chaitra, but supply is short of Ramadan demand and prices are high.
Crops
Over 100 businesses fined Tk 5 lakh in nationwide rice hoarding drive
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses a total of Tk 5 lakh 8 thousand in drives against illegal paddy and rice stocks across the country.
Crops
Middlemen Pocket the Gains From Paddy as Farmers Lose Out
Northern Aman farmers say poor weather halved yields while low prices and middlemen buying below market rates have left them unable to recover their costs.
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.
CropsBogura's Tk 4 Crore Fruit Market at Tinmatha Lies Unused
A Tk 4 crore fruit market built at Tinmatha to clear traffic at Bogura's Satmatha lay largely unused in July 2023 because some traders refused to move; the municipality and administration said they would act.
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
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.
Agribusiness
Runaway Prices of Essentials Leave Consumers Reeling
Prices of rice, lentils, vegetables, fish, meat and other essentials have risen, driving middle-class shoppers into long queues at TCB's subsidised truck sales.
Agribusiness
Questions Over Onion Price Rise Despite 5 Lakh Tonnes in Stock
Onion prices have nearly doubled in two weeks even though the commerce minister says 5 lakh tonnes are in stock, enough for about three months.
Livestock
Nobody Is Making an Offer for the Giant 'Shanto'
Traders with big cattle at Old Dhaka's Rahmatganj market are finding few buyers, and those who come offer far below the asking price.
Agribusiness
Prices of Onions, Potatoes, Eggs and Chicken Fall
After rising last week on coronavirus panic, prices of onions, potatoes, eggs, chicken and other goods have fallen in Dhaka this week.
Crops
Maize at Tk 600 a Maund, Farmers' Interest Grows
Lower costs, good prices and government incentives have steadily expanded maize farming in Naogaon, with Atrai upazila far in the lead.