Bashir urges Singapore to import tea, potatoes, seasonal fruits and frozen fish
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday urged Singapore to import tea, potatoes, seasonal fruits and frozen fish from Bangladesh...
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Potato growers in distress for cold storage shortage
A severe shortage of cold storage facilities has left potato growers in the northern districts struggling to manage a space for their produce, with the price of the cash crop dropping to Tk聽10 a kilogram on the local wholesale markets on Friday.
Authorities need to heed farmers鈥� grievances
WHEN a bumper harvest of potatoes is a relief for consumers, who had to pay high prices for the item even three months ago, the prospect for the producers appears bleak. Producers are faced with heavy losses as they are forced to sell their produce for prices below the production cost. Potatoes sell for Tk 10鈥�12 a kilogram on the local wholesale market...
PRICE FALL, LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES: Potato growers in north stare at heavy losses
Potato growers in the northern districts are staring at heavy losses this season due to a plunge in the price of potatoes, with the harvesting of the cash crop going on in full swing...
Cold storage owners demand reduction in interest rates
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has demanded a reduction in bank loan interest rates and electricity bills aiming to lower potato storage rent...
Potato growers protest at cold storage fees
Farmers on Sunday staged demonstrations by dumping potatoes on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway at Mohonpur in Rajshahi, protesting against the increase in potato storage fees at cold storages in the district.
Lack of awareness to cost farmers this season
Rajshahi farmers are set to face financial losses this year as they are applying three times more fertiliser than what is required due to lack of government initiatives to make people aware of the proper application of fertilisers...
Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes remain high
Vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil continued to be sold at high prices, while the prices of coarse rice, broiler chicken and eggs dropped slightly on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Onion, potato import thru Hili suspended
Import of onion and potato from India through the Hili land port remained suspended since Monday as the West Bengal government of India stopped slot booking for the exports of onion and potato on Sunday afternoon...
Prices of potatoes keep going up
The prices of potatoes continued to rise while some of the vegetables have been getting costlier on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Farmers block highway in Bogura for potato seeds
Farmers on Thursday blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Sherpur upazila in Bogura demanding potato seeds at a fair price...
Authorities need to attend to potato seed shortage
POTATO growers struggling to find quality seeds and seed prices registering a sudden increase are unacceptable. Such a shortage and high price of the seeds are likely to impact the production, causing an increase in potato prices on the market. Farmers, especially in the 16 northern districts where more than two-thirds of potatoes are grown, are reported to be...
Lack of potato seed, high price worry northern farmers
With the beginning of potato cultivation season, farmers of the sixteen districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions are worried about shortage of quality seeds and its high price...
TCB starts selling potatoes at Tk 40 a kg
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has started selling potatoes at Tk 40 a kilogram alongside its regular commodities in an effort to control the market prices...
Prices of potatoes, edible oil increase further
The prices of potatoes and edible oil increased further on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Prices of potatoes, edible oil increase
The prices of potatoes and edible oil continued to rise while those of vegetables and broiler chicken decreased on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Rice, onion, potato prices increase
The prices of rice, onions and potatoes increased on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Govt to sell potatoes, eggs, onions, vegetables under OMS from today
The government has decided to start selling of potatoes, eggs, onions and different vegetables under open market sale in the capital from today...
Prices of onions, potatoes rise
The prices of onions and potatoes witnessed a significant rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka in past one week while that of most other essential...
Prices of potatoes, onions increase further as Eid nears
The prices of potatoes, onions and garlic increased further on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, likely to be celebrated in the third week of June...
370 tonnes of imported potatoes still waiting for unloading at Benapole
Around 370 tonnes of potatoes, which are waiting to be unloaded four days after being imported from India have started to rot, due to severe heat sweeping across Bangladesh....
Price of potatoes increasing every day
The price of potatoes has been increasing almost every day on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka amid the full harvesting season...
Potato price soars up to Tk 60 a kg
The price of potatoes witnessed a sharp rise after Eid-ul-Fitr in the capital Dhaka, rising by Tk 15-20 a kilogram to reach Tk 55-60 a kilogram on Wednesday...