Sylhet Food Deptt attains rice procurement target
Our Correspondent |
March 06, 2019 00:00:00
SYLHET, Mar 05: The rice procurement programme for the current season ended on February 28 with attaining the target fixed for the four districts of Sylhet division.
The Food Department procured 25,682 tonnes of rice from Sylhet region during the drive, an official said on Monday.
The total amount includes 7,677 tonnes in Sylhet, 6,968 tonnes in Moulvibazar, 6,488 tonnes in Habiganj and 4,549 tonnes of rice have been procured from Sunamganj district.
The procurement rate was Tk 36 per kg. The rice mill owners supplied the rice.
The procurement target of the zone was revised twice to the final figure of 25,682 tonnes of rice.
The DAE officials said Sylhet division has experienced over 1.0 million tonnes of T-Aman paddy production this season.
Some 1,213 tonnes of rice had been procured during rice procurement drive from Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts last year while Sylhet and Habiganj were dropped for reasons unknown, officials further said.
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