Boro rice, paddy procurement prices fixed
Thursday, 20 March 2014
The government on Thursday set the procurement prices for rice and paddy at Tk 31 and Tk 20 per kg respectively. The Boro rice and paddy procurement drive will begin on May 1 while that of wheat on April 1, Food Minister Quamrul Islam announced this at a press briefing at his ministry. He said 1.5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 10 lakh tonnes of rice and 1.5 lakh tonnes of wheat will be procured during the four-month drive. The minister said wheat will be procured at Tk 27 per kg, according to UNB.