Govt fixes prices of 29 agri products

Govt fixes prices of 29 agri products

The government has fixed reasonable prices of 29 essential agricultural products, including onion, broiler chicken, mutton, beef, and eggplant, at the retail, wholesale, producer and production levels amid surging price hikes.
In a circular issued on Friday, the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) requested authorities concerned to sell the products at the newly fixed rates. According to the new rates, the price of locally produced onion has been set at Tk65.40 per kg at the retail level, which is currently being sold at Tk90-100 in the capital kitchen markets.
Zahidi date, an essential iftar item, price has been fixed at Tk185.07 per kg.