Retail price of potato set at Tk 35 per kg
Giving in to the pressure of businessmen, the Department of Agriculture Marketing (DAM) has reset the price of potato at Tk 35 per kg at retail markets.
The decision came following a meeting headed by DAM Director General Mohammad Yusuf with businessmen and cold storage association.
Sources at the meeting said the price of per kg potato at wholesale market is Tk 30 and at cold storage Tk 27.
Earlier on October 7, the DAM fixed retail price of potato at Tk 30 per kg. The wholesale price was set at Tk 25 and cold storage price at Tk 23 per kg at that time.
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