Agribusiness4-Maund Cattle Priced at Tk 1.4 Lakh, Sales Yet to Begin
With five days to Eid-ul-Azha, sellers at Dhaka's Gabtoli market are asking about Tk 32,000-35,000 per maund of meat, but buying has not yet begun.
AgribusinessWith five days to Eid-ul-Azha, sellers at Dhaka's Gabtoli market are asking about Tk 32,000-35,000 per maund of meat, but buying has not yet begun.
AgribusinessMeherpur's century-old Baradi goat market is bustling ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with buyers most interested in medium-sized goats.
LivestockPabna's cattle markets are packed but sales remain slow, with prices of Tk 30,000-35,000 a maund and a large surplus of animals in the district.
LivestockSherpur's cattle farmers, already facing high feed costs and weak prices, fear losses if Indian cattle are smuggled in before Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessA Bangladesh Agricultural University expert gives advice on choosing a healthy sacrificial animal and spotting animals fattened artificially with drugs.
AgribusinessTwo big bulls named 'Donald Trump' and 'Lalu', raised naturally on a Pirojpur farm, are drawing visitors ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessSales at Dhaka's North Shahjahanpur cattle market were slow on 22 May as buyers compared prices, with small and medium cattle drawing most interest.
LivestockTighter border surveillance has kept Indian cattle out of Panchagarh's Eid markets this year, leaving them full of local cattle and relieving farmers.
LivestockTwo huge bulls from a Shahrasti farm, dubbed "Jora King", are drawing crowds in Chandpur ahead of Eid-ul-Azha with an asking price of about Tk 13 lakh.
AgribusinessBudget-minded buyers at Rajshahi's City Haat are turning to medium and small cattle before Eid-ul-Azha, and farmers have brought more of them to match.
LivestockBogura's Mahasthangarh cattle market is packed with animals before Eid-ul-Azha, but most visitors are only checking prices and sellers fear losses.
AgribusinessA 16-maund Sahiwal bull called Raja Bahadur, raised on natural feed in Patuakhali's Kalapara, is drawing crowds with an asking price of Tk 5 lakh.
LivestockDhaka South City Corporation will clean its area within eight hours of the end of Eid sacrifices, its administrator said.