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Over 9.67-lakh tonnes of onion yield expected in Rajshahi division
Farmers and agriculturists expect production of more than 9.67 lakh tonnes of onion from 79,985 hectares of land in the region including its vast Barind tract during the current rabi season.
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Onion prices spike, so do vegetables’
With onion prices remaining high and unstable, consumers are bearing the brunt of high prices of essential foods, including vegetables, according to shoppers and market data.
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‘Legal steps taken against 2,500 people for manipulating onion market’
Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin says legal steps have been taken against 2,500 people for manipulating onion market.
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Onion price will be normal soon: Tofail
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Commerce Tofail Ahmed says the onion price will become normal soon as around 50,000 tons imported onion is on the way from different countries.
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Take immediate steps to control onion price: Rights body
Claiming that the hike in the onion price is a planned one by a syndicate, a consumer rights body urges the government to take immediate steps to arrest the skyrocketing price of the cooking ingredient.
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Onions should not make you cry
When things hit rock bottom humans have a tendency to find ways to laugh at them. It is related to that ambivalence of a bizarre event when you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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Onion prices fall at wholesale
Amid increased import of onions from Myanmar, prices of the essential cooking ingredient came down a little in the capital’s wholesale markets yesterday, a day after the price skyrocketed following an export ban by India.
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'Onion price to go down in 24hrs'
The prices of onion, an essential cooking ingredient, will go down in 24 hours because of the government’s measures and for its adequate supply in the market, a member of Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has assured.
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India curbs onion shipments by imposing minimum export price
Indian government has imposed an USD 850 per tonne minimum export price (MEP) on onion shipments.
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Good price brings smile to onion seed growers
Onion seed farming in the district is gaining popularity as the growers are earning a handsome amount of money from its cultivation.
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Onion prices drop
Onion prices fell yesterday at both retail and wholesale markets due to an increased supply of early harvested onion and India's reduction in the minimum export price.
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Onion selling at Tk 120 a kg
Onion prices shot up to Tk 120 per kg in the kitchen markets of the city, an average rise of 28 percent from last week.
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Overheated onion market likely to cool down
The prices of onion, an essential kitchen vegetable, are expected to go down within the next two weeks with the arrival of new harvest, bringing a relief to consumers.
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Onion price slightly down, but still high
Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.
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TCB to sell onion at Tk 50 per kg from tomorrow
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
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India increases onion export price by $275
India increases the minimum export price of onion to $700 per tonne from $425 to restrict onion exports, prompting a further hike in its prices in Bangladesh.
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Thieves in India steal 700 kg of onions as prices hit 2-year high
Thieves stole 700 kilograms of onions from a wholesale trader in central Mumbai, police said, as a surge in prices triggers fears of a return to vegetable heists last seen two years ago.