Govt to buy 17 lakh tonnes Boro paddy, rice
The government has set a procurement target for the upcoming Boro season: 5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 11 lakh tonnes of boiled rice, 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice, and 50,000 tonnes of wheat. Prices are fixed at Tk32 per kg for Boro paddy, Tk45 for boiled rice, Tk44 for atap rice, and Tk34 for wheat. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder announced the prices at a Sunday meeting.
The government has set a target to procure 5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 11 lakh tonnes of boiled rice, 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice, and 50,000 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming Boro season.
The procurement price of Boro paddy has been fixed at Tk32 per kg, boiled rice at Tk45, atap rice at Tk44 a kg, and wheat at Tk34 per kg.
On Sunday, the prices were fixed at a meeting of the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee at the secretariat. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder presided over the meeting.
In 2023, the government procured Boro paddy at Tk30 per kg, boiled rice at Tk44, and wheat at Tk35 per kg.
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