In Pabna, the price of onion has risen 400 Tk per gram.

Pabna: Onion prices have risen again in Pabna, known as the onion warehouse.

On Tuesday (September 22), the onions were sold for 3,000 taka per quintal in the wholesale and retail markets.

Which was 25 to 26 hundred rupees two or three days ago.

The current wholesale price for a kilo of onion is 75-80 rupees. And it is sold on the retail market for Rs 90. The onion is sold at Rs 40 per kg. The onion market dropped a bit two days ago with the news of the arrival of the onion from India. The price was reduced from 10 to 15 rupees per kg. However, the number of onion buyers in the wholesale and retail markets has decreased.

Atahar Ali, a wholesaler of onions in the local Bara Pabna market, said that the price of onion is very high in the market. Those of us who carry onions in bulk to local markets do not buy onions today. Because you have to buy onions at a higher price and sell them at a lower price. Much money has been lost. At present, onion wholesalers in the Rangpur, Dinajpur and Gaibandha areas are buying onions at higher prices. According to traders, there are large stocks of onions at the farmer level. News of India’s announcement to halt onion exports has upset local farmers and traders in the onion market. We do not have Indian onion traders in the big markets, including the Pabna region. Indian onions are rarely found here. Everyone wants local onions.

According to the District Agricultural Extension Department, there are still a two-month supply of onions in Pabna. Traders have seized the opportunity to stop the import of onions from India. With the arrival of the onion to the Indian market, the price of the onion will return to normal. However, with the increase in prices, onion sales have decreased. Common shoppers don’t buy onions unless they need it. Onions imported from different countries come. The onion market will soon be within reach of buyers.

Bangladesh time: 2144 hours, September 22, 2020
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