Tag: vegetable
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Price of green chilli now more than 200 taka per kg
He said moderate shortage in supply of green chillies is a common phenomenon of this season, prompting authorities to meet consumer demands with imports. This year, prices started rising a month before Eid-ul-Azha, an occasion that traditionally sees a rise in prices. Last year during this season it had risen to a staggering Tk 700…
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No one follows government price charts in kitchen markets
The Agricultural Marketing Act specified profit margins for each level of the supply chain, and the department prepared price charts accordingly. For example, the production cost of beef is 588 taka per kilogram. The department estimated reasonable profits and some additional costs and fixed the selling price at Tk 605 per kg at the production…
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Unprecedented rise in vegetable prices in Dhaka
Retail markets have again become volatile after another round of rice price hike. Although the government is monitoring, there is no effect. Daily essential commodities like flour, pulses, edible oil and sugar are stable at high prices. The prices of fish, meat and eggs are also quite high. Broiler chicken is sold at Rs 200…
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Winter vegetables prices rise in Bangladesh: impact on consumers and market
Mohammad Mamun, a vegetable trader at Palashi Rasoi market, told Prothom Alo, “There was good supply of vegetables and prices also fell, but after the supply reduced, wholesale prices increased, which affected retail prices.” “Since customers are holding them accountable, they feel a little uncomfortable.” The price of tomatoes at this time of the year…
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Peas, broccoli can reduce obesity
A recent study shows that consuming dietary fiber such as peas, broccoli, raspberries, blackberries, coconut and figs daily can prevent obesity. According to researchers at Georgia State University, dietary fiber intake may prevent obesity, metabolic syndrome and adverse changes in the gut by promoting the growth of “good” bacteria in the colon. The findings indicated…
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How does the blockade affect vegetable markets?
How does the blockade affect vegetable markets?
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Consumers are facing problems due to high prices of vegetables
There has been a rise in the prices of fish, meat and eggs in the market. Key commodities like rice, pulses, flour, sugar and edible oil have stabilized at high prices. Also, the price of vegetables has increased due to shortage of supply. Most vegetables are now selling at around Tk 100 per kilogram, with…
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Price of green chilli increased again in Bangladesh
The price of green chillies has started rising again recently, with various markets in the capital seeing an increase of at least Tk 100 per kg within a week. During a visit to several markets yesterday, Saturday, the retail price of green chillies was between Rs 200 and Rs 220 per kg. This surge in…
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Domestic Production of Fruits and Vegetables: A Study on Food Security
Study author Zilla Gullias, from the University of Sheffield’s School of Biosciences, said: “Eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day can significantly reduce the risk of developing health problems such as obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and Are.” and some types of cancer, and may help prevent related deaths and…
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Swiss super shop selling vegetables grown in Jazeera
Those vegetables were sold at the shops of Bangladeshi traders living in Zurich, Switzerland. Actually these vegetables were also bought by Bangladeshis. At that time various media, including Prothom Aloe, published the news of Zazeera’s vegetables being sold in Switzerland. The news caught the attention of Alamgir Kabir, commercial councilor at the Bangladesh High Commission…
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cultivation of broccoli
cultivation of broccoli
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Vegetable of rise by 50pc since first Ramadan
A file photo shows a customer to take a city Eggplant by provider on the market. -New-age-photo TAPOS Kanti das Prices for different types of vegetables have increased by more than 50% in the retail markets of what it was on the first day of Ramadan. Consumers on various food markets in the city said…
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Plundering goes unabated at archaeological sites in Bogra
Many archaeological sites including the Mahasthangarh accept collapsed into ruin in Bogra mainly due to aloofness amid locals and carelessness by the Administering of Archaeology of Bangladesh. At atomic 50 sites address the bequest of Maurya, Gupta and Pala dynasties in Bogra are now at the accident of abolition as the archaeology administering avalanche abbreviate…