VegetablesOn 31 May 2026, the last day of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, trade at Dhaka's Jatrabari kitchen market and fish depot had not picked up; vegetables were a little cheaper, fish was dear because of short supply, and fruit shops saw some buyers.
A record lychee harvest in Khagrachhari has brought prices down sharply, delighting buyers but leaving growers unable to get fair prices.
Local and foreign mango varieties and other seasonal fruit have filled Bandarban's markets, drawing both locals and tourists.
Malihabad, a small town near Lucknow famed for the Dasheri mango, is affectionately known as the world's mango capital.
FruitsIn May 2026 growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, reported their biggest litchi crop ever, with trees that once bore 3,000 fruits carrying more than 10,000. The upazila agriculture officer expected three times the previous year's yield and over Tk 700 crore in trade, though prices were a little lower.
FruitsAfter losses the year before, Meherpur's lychee growers and traders reported a strong harvest and satisfactory prices in May 2026, with the Department of Agricultural Extension putting the district's lychee area at about 730 hectares and expected output at about 6,800 tonnes.
HealthAt the height of the lychee season on 19 May 2026, Jagonews24 advised that people with diabetes need not give up the fruit but should watch the amount and timing. Health agencies and research on lychee and low blood sugar in children support individual advice from a doctor.
Orchard owners and traders in Sherpur are picking and selling raw, sour lychees early in the season for quick profit, while doctors warn of serious health risks for children.
The agriculture department expects Tk 10 to 12 crore of Mongolbaria lychees to be sold in Pakundia this season and is working towards a geographical indication application.
FruitsA Jagonews24 guide of 17 May 2026 set out rules for storing cut watermelon; guidance from the FDA, USDA and WHO supports washing it before cutting, refrigerating it within two hours, covering it and eating it within three to four days.
HealthLitchis are a nutritious summer fruit, but research on child deaths in India's Muzaffarpur linked illness to natural toxins in the fruit among undernourished children who skipped an evening meal, while a Bangladesh study tied a 2012 Dinajpur outbreak to orchard pesticides, not to eating litchis.
Rajshahi growers began picking Guti mangoes on 15 May, the first day of Jaishtha, under the district administration's mango calendar.
Before the main mango season, Gobindobhog, Himsagar and Katimon mangoes from Satkhira, Gazipur and other districts are on sale in Dhaka at relatively high prices.
