Paddy

Some 8,000-10,000 maunds of paddy are being sold per day at The VOC Ghat paddy market, largest of its kind in the eastern part of the country. Traders say, sales have dropped 75% less than usual. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Brahmanbaria paddy hub sees downturn in peak season

From the last week of November, the new Aman paddy has started to arrive at the market but millers are reluctant to buy new wet paddy

Govt to procure rice at Tk42/kg, paddy Tk28/kg
Economy

Govt to procure rice at Tk42/kg, paddy Tk28/kg

Photo: TBS
Bazaar

Supply crunch cuts paddy trade by 60% at Brahmanbaria market

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Production shock awaits Aman for costly diesel, record low rainfall

Floods affect Aus on 56,000 hectares so far: Razzaque
Bangladesh

Floods affect Aus on 56,000 hectares so far: Razzaque

Photo: Saqlain Rizve/TBS
Bangladesh

Businesses call for increasing paddy/rice stock limits

As flash flood inundates haors, Boro crop worth hundreds of crores of Taka is lost. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Rain, floods to cut paddy production by 80,000 tonnes

Photo: TBS
Economy

Natural calamities lead to a paddy shortage in B’baria market

More often than not, the very production cost of the farmers does not get covered by the value of sales, let alone yield profit. Photo: Rehman Asad
Bangladesh

41% boro harvesting completed in haor areas

Photo: Shoeb Chowdhury/TBS
Bangladesh

Cold-tolerant paddy variety joins BRRI’s basket of inventions 

More often than not, the very production cost of the farmers does not get covered by the value of sales, let alone yield profit. Photo: Rehman Asad
Economy

Govt to buy high yield paddy from farmers at higher prices

Zulkernain Khandaker. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

How to protect our paddy farmers

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Offbeat

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