Agribusiness
World food prices rise as heat and trade disruption tighten supply
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August, up 1.9 percent on July, with sugar up 11.9 percent and wheat 15 percent above a year earlier.
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Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Ease Slightly but Sugar, Oil, Flour and Eggs Squeeze Shoppers
Vegetables have become slightly cheaper in Dhaka's markets, but prices of sugar, edible oil, flour and eggs are rising while companies cut supplies of bottled oil and sugar.
Market Management
Sugar up 20% in a month in India, and sweet shops are feeling it
Sugar has reached 70 rupees a kilogram in several West Bengal districts, and many on social media are blaming ethanol made from sugarcane.
Crops
Government to Buy Sugar, Soybean Oil and Lentils Worth Tk 519 Crore
The cabinet committee on government purchase has approved buying sugar, refined soybean oil and lentils worth Tk 519.38 crore.
CropsChina Leads the World's Top 10 Agro-Processing Countries, Half of Them Asian
According to the FAO's latest global database, China is the world's largest processor of fruit and crops, followed by Brazil and India, and more than half of the top 10 countries are in Asia.
Crops
Sugarcane Cultivation Rises in Joypurhat
Intercropping, easier payment and technical support have pushed up sugarcane cultivation in Joypurhat, raising output at the Joypurhat Sugar Mill.
Crops
Jibonkrishna Succeeds in Growing Stevia, a Sugar Substitute
A government engineer in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, has turned 17 stevia seedlings into a 200-plant garden in eight months and plans to grow the sugar substitute commercially.
Environment
Man Killed by Elephant While Bringing In Smuggled Sugar
A smuggler carrying sacks of sugar by bicycle from the border at Dhobaura in Mymensingh was killed when an elephant tore off his leg.
Fruits
Make Amshotto With Just Three Ingredients
Amshotto, the popular sun-dried mango leather, can be made at home with just mangoes, sugar or molasses and vinegar.
Fruits
Recipe: Ripe Mango Payesh
Ripe mango can be used to make payesh, a sweet rice pudding; here is a simple recipe.
Vegetables
Broiler and Sugar Prices Stay High as Potato and Onion Prices Rise
Prices of broiler chicken, beef and sugar that rose before Eid have not come down in Dhaka, and potatoes and onions have become dearer since.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Fall as Supply Rises, Sugar Prices Unchanged
Import duty cuts have had no effect on onion and sugar prices in Dhaka, though onions have eased slightly as supply has increased.
Agribusiness
Onion Import Duty Withdrawn, Duty on Sugar Cut
The National Board of Revenue has scrapped the 5 per cent import duty on onions until 31 December and cut the regulatory duty on raw sugar to 20 per cent.