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On Friday, several areas of the capital were visited including Karwanbazar, Shewrapara, Mirpur Barbagh, Pirerbagh and the potatoes were seen to be selling at Tk 42 to Tk 48 per kg at retail.
Wholesalers from Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar are selling one-sided potatoes (5 kg) at 220 Tk. In other words, the price per kg is Rs 44.
These potatoes are sold in retail stores in the neighborhoods for Rs 48 to Rs 48.
Delwar Hossain, a wholesaler from Karwan Bazar, told bdnews24.com that despite pressure from the government to cut prices, traders were not or were not cutting prices.
“Stagnation has also eased in trading. No new potatoes have entered the caravan market in the last two days. Shares were not sold.”
After the retail price of potatoes increased to Rs 50 per kg, the Agricultural Marketing Department on October 8 analyzed the cost of production and storage of the product and set the profit at 23 Tk in the cold room, 25 Tk at retail. wholesale and 30 Tk retail.
However, Haji Saiful Islam, a potato supplier from the Rajshahi region to Dhaka, told bdnews24.com that potato stocks were very low this time. Lenders have raised prices due to high market demand.
“In recent years, many people have gone bankrupt trading potatoes. This time they don’t want to put the potatoes below 40 rupees. “
An official at the head office of the National Department of Consumer Rights Protection told bdnews24.com that potato prices would take longer to fall across the country.
“Because some potatoes have already hit the market from the warehouse at quite high prices. It will affect the retail market in a few days. “
He claimed that traders had promised to sell potatoes at 30 Tk / kg when they went to raid some shipyards in the capital on Friday.
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