Key points: Ample supplies and expectations of another bumper crop in India kept rice export prices near a two-year low this week, while Vietnam and Thailand saw muted activity. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety (RI-INBKN5-P1) was quoted at $382-$389 per ton – its lowest level since June 2023 – unchanged from last week. Indian 5% […]
TBS Report The minimum export price has been set at $1.60 per kg, equivalent to Tk196.80. The government has approved the export of 5,800 tonnes of aromatic rice in a second phase, allowing 52 companies to export. A circular from the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday (28 May) said each company can export between 100 […]
BSS. MYMENSINGH, May 28, 2025 (BSS) – Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder today said there will be no need to import rice as the country’s rice stock is currently at a satisfactory level. “The yield during the current Boro season is good. If the production from the upcoming Aman season is well, we will not […]
Published by: The Financial Express. The price of rice, the staple food of Bangladesh, has long been an overriding concern for the general public, as it significantly affects living expenses of a majority of the people due to their limited incomes. Unlike other consumer goods, where consumption can be reduced in response to price hikes, […]
TBS Report Vegetable prices, while slightly elevated, have remained mostly stable. Highlights Rice prices have dropped further by Tk4-12 per kg over the past three weeks, owing to Boro season harvests coming to the markets. However, the prices of eggs and beef have increased in Dhaka’s kitchen markets. According to sellers, the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha has […]
Sultanul Islam Supply of paddy determines price, no market syndicate exists. Despite a significant rise in Boro rice production in the haor (marshy) region—thanks to favourable weather this year—the price of freshly harvested paddy has not dropped, due to the enhanced bargaining power of farmers, according to market insiders. Traders and suppliers to rice mills […]
TBS Report Vendors attribute the fall in rice prices to the arrival of Boro season paddy in the market. On the other hand, the price of vegetables remains high due to low seasonal supply. Retail prices of rice have started to decline, with a drop of Tk8-10 per kg for fine rice over the past […]
Jasim Uddin Haroon. Bangladesh’s rice imports soared further during the first nine months of the current fiscal year as the government scrambled to replenish food reserves and stabilise markets in the wake of higher inflationary pressure on the economy. Rice imports jumped over 2,900 per cent year-on-year to US$492.4 million in the July-March period of […]
Shahadat Hossain. In the capital’s wholesale markets, BRRI-28 rice is selling at Tk58–60 per kg, Guti Shorna at Tk53–54, and Paijam at Tk55–57. Highlights: After months of high prices, rice is now becoming cheaper amid the ongoing Boro paddy harvest. However, farmers are concerned about low paddy prices and fear further declines as harvesting peaks. […]
Shahadat Hossain In the capital’s wholesale markets, BRRI-28 rice is selling at Tk58–60 per kg, Guti Shorna at Tk53–54, and Paijam at Tk55–57. Highlights: After months of high prices, rice is now on the wane amid the ongoing Boro paddy harvest but farmers are concerned about low paddy prices and fear further declines as harvesting […]
