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Number of new onion buyers low in Khulna markets

A Correspondent | December 06, 2019 00:00:00


People gathered in front of a TCB’s onion selling truck in the Khulna city for buying onions — FE Photo

KHULNA, Dec 05: New onions are available in Boro Bazar, Sonadanga Kacha Bazar and many other markets in the district, though the number of buyers is low.

The new onions were sold at Tk150 to Tk 160 on Wednesday.

Moreover, Turkish onion was sold at Tk 160 and Egyptian onion at Tk 250 and small ones were sold at Tk 240 per kg.

A seller Md Raju, said the new onion has started appearing in the market. The price of this onion is lower than that of the old ones.

"On Wednesday local onion (new) is selling at Tk140 to Tk 155 per kg. I am selling the old ones at Tk 225 to Tk 230 per kg. Egyptian onions are selling at Tk 100 to Tk 120 per kg and onions from Myanmar are selling at Tk 195 to Tk 200," he said.

Trader Omar Matobber said the price of new onions is lower from the farmers' level. Farmers are selling small onions to the wholesaler to make more profit.

Khulna Boro Bazar retailer Md Abu Taleb said, "I am selling new onion at Tk180 per kg. I bought it from a wholesale trader at Tk 170 per kg."

Meanwhile, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) Khulna is selling onion at Tk 45 per kg.

Everyday many people throng the TCB's onion selling area and make queues to purchase the commodity.

Sources said TCB is selling onion at Khulna for the second time at a good price to control the onion prices. The onions are being sold through truck sales at six points in Khulna city each point for 1,000 kg and at district level.

They are being sold at a rate of Tk.45 per kg. A person can purchase only one kilo of onion. Many people do not get onions due to limited sales and long lines of people. Onion market prices are far above the price of TCB onions.

Onion market in Khulna city and onion sold at TCB are similar but at different prices. TCB is selling at the price of Tk 45 and the open market at Tk 150 to Tk -180.

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