The surge in potato prices to a four-year high has compelled the government to ask for stock records of private cold-storage facilities across Bangladesh by September 7. The Ministry of Commerce has instructed the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) to provide potato stock records for the last three years, spanning from 2021 to 2023, by Thursday.
The price of potatoes has risen to Tk 45-55 per kilogram in Dhaka and other parts of the country in recent weeks. The current price is more than 61 per cent higher than a year ago and marks the highest level in four years since the August-October 2020 period, according to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).
[ Tk100 = €0.85 ]
Source: thefinancialexpress.com.bd
