Growers upset as brinjal price begins to fall

Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :

Price of brinjal has fallen in Ishwardi in just a few days. Eggplant which was 60 taka per kg just few days ago is now being sold at 10 to 20 taka in the retail market. On Friday (March 15) afternoon, brinjal was sold at Barichra market of the upazila for 5 taka wholesale and 10 taka retail per kg. On Saturday (March 16), brinjal was sold at Ishwardi market at Tk 10-15 per kg. But on the first day of Ramadan, brinjal was sold at the rate of 50-60 kg in Ishwardi market. Like other times, this time also, the price of brinjal increased during Ramadan, but the price fell drastically within two days, but the common consumers expressed surprise. The sellers say that the price of brinjal has decreased due to high importation.
Habib Sekh, a vegetable seller at Barichra market, said that the market imports a lot of vegetables. The market was especially full of brinjal and cabbage. The best brinjal is sold at Tk 10 per kg. A slightly lower quality brinjal was sold at the rate of five taka per kg.
Vegetable seller Sanjay Sarkar said that brinjal was sold at the retail price of Tk 10-15 per kg on Saturday morning in the municipal vegetable market. Due to the importation of brinjal more than the demand, no buyers are available. Everyone is selling brinjal at a low price. I am buying eggplant for 450 taka and selling it for 400 taka. nothing to do This is how the raw material business works.
Hamidur Rahman, a brinjal farmer of Char Sahapur village, said that the farmers got a good price during Ramadan last year by cultivating brinjal at the wrong time. So many people have cultivated brinjal this time too. But this time the price is much lower. Eggplant farmers have to count the losses.