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Bangladesh to procure Aman rice at Tk 31 per kg
The government will procure 200,000 tonnes of Aman rice at Tk 31 per kg.
Published : 12 Nov 2015, 12:19 PM
Updated : 12 Nov 2015, 01:30 PM
Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Thursday said the procurement would run from Dec 15 to Mar 15 next year.
He said production of each kg of Aman paddy cost farmers Tk 18.5. The production cost ran up to Tk 28.5 for each kg.
“That’s why we’ve decided to procure Aman rice at Tk 31 per kg,” the minister added.
The government collected 320,000 tonnes of Aman rice last year at Tk 32 per kg.
Qamrul said the prices of rice and flour would be reduced for open-market sales(OMS) to keep the commodities within the people’s reach.
A kg of flour currently costs Tk 22 and rice Tk 24 in the OMS.
“We’ll announce the reduced prices within a day or two,” the minister told reporters.
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