Govt fixes rawhide prices ahead of Eid

UNB :

The government has increased the price of cowhide by Tk 5 per square feet compared to last year, setting the rate at Tk 60-65 within Dhaka while Tk 55-60 outside Dhaka.
Besides, the prices of goat (Khashi) and goat (Bakri) hides have been increased by Tk 2, fixing the rate at Tk 22-27 per square feet, while salt-applied goat hide will be sold at Tk 20-22.
Commerce Adviser SK Bashir Uddin came up with the information while speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Sunday.
A minimum per-piece price for cowhide has been set at Tk 1,350 in Dhaka and Tk 1,150 outside the capital.
Last year, the salt-applied raw cowhide price was also Tk 60-65 per square feet in Dhaka, but only Tk 50-55 outside Dhaka.
Goat (Khashi) hide prices were fixed at Tk 20-25 and Goat (Bakri) hides at Tk 18-20 per square feet. The minimum per-piece price for cowhide was Tk 1,200 in Dhaka and Tk 1,000 outside Dhaka. A small cowhide measuring 20 square feet or a hide from a cow worth Tk 1 lakh would fetch the minimum per-piece price under the new structure.