Alam Sarowar Tito, Kishoreganj :
The prices of all most all types of rice witnessed a hike by Tk 4 to 6 a kilogram on the kitchen markets across the country at the retail level.
Despite the Boro harvest, rice prices have unexpectedly risen by Tk4-6per kg since Eid-ul-Adha, causing financial strain on consumers and discontent among farmers.
According to treaders in Kishoreganj, the price of rice hiked at the production level, due to a hike in paddy prices which impacted the retail level. The hike of paddy price in the current season is unusual.
Paritosh Pall, a rice vendor at Kishoreganj’s Bara Bazar said that there is no reason for rice prices to rise now.But since the holy Eid -ul-Azha,, every rice order he placed has come at a higher cost.
Retailers in Bara Bazar claim that rice mill owners have raised prices in response to post-Eid market activity. Within just a week, the price of a 50-sack of rice at various mill gates increased by up to Tk 250.
Sajib Dhar , a wholesaler in Kishoreganj ‘s Bara Bazar, told The New Nation that, the price of rice went by Tk 200per 50 kgs sack from the northern part of the country.
Government data shows that this year’s rice production is the highest on record, with over 95% of Boro paddy already harvested. Yet, farmers in some areas are still collecting their crops. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) reports a record yield of 2.14 crore tonnes from 48 lakh hectares of land.
Consumers claimed that although the peices of other products in the kitchen market are relatively low,the price of rice is not stable. Even if the price of vegetables increase, it is okay to not buy it, but rice is the staple food of the day.
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