Potato Prices Crash in Rangpur Division, Farmers Facing Heavy Losses
A sharp price drop has been observed in the potato market in the Rangpur Region. Although the government has officially fixed the price of potatoes at 22 taka per kilogram, there is no reflection of that price in the actual market. After deducting cold storage and other costs, farmers are receiving only about five taka, causing growers to suffer significant losses.
Potato Farmers Face Fresh Losses as Prices Crash Again
Potato farmers across northern districts are once again counting heavy losses as market prices plunge below production costs, deepening a crisis that began last season.
Rising Production Costs Shrink Farmers’ Profits Amid Price Volatility
From paddy and rice to potatoes, onions, broiler chickens, and eggs—price volatility in the market for the country’s major agricultural products has now become an everyday reality. In some cases, farmers are incurring losses, while in others consumers are being forced to pay higher prices.
Chaos Over Fertilizer Shortage: Agitated Farmers Break Agricultural Officer’s Tooth
In Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail, aggrieved farmers have been accused of assaulting agricultural sub-assistant officer Akhtar Hossain during a commotion over fertilizer. It has been reported that one of his teeth was broken in the incident.
Farmers block road in Lalmonirhat after failing to get fertilizer
Farmers in Lalmonirhat’s Hatibandha protested by blocking the Lalmonirhat–Burimari highway after failing to get fertilizer from a dealer.
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