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Hail in Chapainawabganj Raises Fears for Mango and Paddy
Hail in Chapainawabganj's Nachole and Gomostapur upazilas has damaged mango and paddy, with officials yet to assess the losses.
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Sunamganj's 10 Lakh Farmers Fear Losing Their Crop
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors fear losing a bumper boro crop to flash floods after a forecast of a week of heavy rain.
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Government to Buy Boro Rice at Tk 49 and Paddy at Tk 36 a Kg
The government will buy 3.5 lakh tonnes of paddy and 14 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice this Boro season, at prices Tk 4 a kg higher than last year.
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Dried-Up River Halts Irrigation on 3,000 Acres of Haor Boro Land
With the Baithakhali river dried up, irrigation has stopped on 3,000 acres of boro land in Kishoreganj's Austagram upazila, leaving thousands of farmers worried.
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Cost of Boro Rice Cultivation Rises in Manikganj
Farmers in Manikganj say the cost of growing Boro rice has risen by Tk 2,500 to Tk 3,000 a bigha this year, and some have planted less.
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Ten Days Into Fishing Ban, Bhola Fishermen Still Without Government Rice
Ten days into a two-month ban on all fishing in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers, fishermen have not received the government rice allocated to them.
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Rice Target Met, But Not Even 5 Percent of Paddy Reaches Gaibandha Warehouses
Despite a government price of Tk 33 a kg, Gaibandha's warehouses collected only 369 tonnes of Aman paddy, less than 5 percent of the target, though rice procurement was near target.
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Not a Single Grain of Paddy Procured in Two and a Half Months in Cumilla
More than two and a half months into the current Aman season, the Cumilla district food department has not been able to procure a single grain of paddy for its 14 food godowns in 17 upazilas.
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Government Steps Up Imports to Rebuild Rice and Wheat Stocks
Bangladesh's public grain stocks have fallen to just over 12 lakh tonnes, and the government is importing 16 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat while pressing millers to deliver contracted aman rice.
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Rice Market Soars Again on the Same Cycle of Manipulation
Rice prices have risen by Tk 2-6 a kg despite the Aman harvest and open imports, with traders blaming hoarding and rumours, millers blaming paddy prices and the food secretary blaming propaganda.
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Sirajganj Procures Just 1.5 Percent of Paddy Target in 35 Days
With market prices above the government rate, farmers in Sirajganj are not selling paddy to government warehouses, leaving the procurement target in doubt.
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Non-Existent and Closed Mills on Kushtia's Rice Procurement List
Mill owners in Kushtia allege a syndicate with food department officials has secured rice allocations in the names of mills that are closed or no longer exist.
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Rice Prices Steady as Imports Resume
Rice imports from India through Hili land port have resumed after 19 months, keeping retail prices steady though not lower.