Potato imports
Potato imports resume amid higher domestic prices
Importers have again taken to bringing over potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port after nearly one and a half months as prices had started to rise, though local harvests are about to end.
Potatoes set to get costlier as production costs double
The production cost of potatoes nearly doubled this year in comparison to last year due to an increase in prices of potato seeds, fertiliser and irrigation, raising concerns about a further increase in retail prices of the tuber.
UPDATE / Bangladesh imports potato for first time
Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
Govt to allow potato import as prices hit historic high
In a first for Bangladesh, the commerce ministry yesterday decided to allow potato imports in an effort to increase supply of the tuber and thereby curb prices in the domestic market.
No decision taken yet for potato imports: Tipu Munshi
Imported eggs will reach Bangladesh in 3-4 days, the minister says
Potato imports resume amid higher domestic prices
Importers have again taken to bringing over potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port after nearly one and a half months as prices had started to rise, though local harvests are about to end.
Potatoes set to get costlier as production costs double
The production cost of potatoes nearly doubled this year in comparison to last year due to an increase in prices of potato seeds, fertiliser and irrigation, raising concerns about a further increase in retail prices of the tuber.
Bangladesh imports potato for first time
Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
Govt to allow potato import as prices hit historic high
In a first for Bangladesh, the commerce ministry yesterday decided to allow potato imports in an effort to increase supply of the tuber and thereby curb prices in the domestic market.
No decision taken yet for potato imports: Tipu Munshi
Imported eggs will reach Bangladesh in 3-4 days, the minister says