Milk price up in Natore
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Our Correspondent
NATORE, Apr 23: The price of milk has gone up sharply in six upazilas of Natore district due to its short supply in the local markets, hitting the common people hard. Now 1 kg milk is selling at Tk 40-42 in Natore town. Some milk men said the supply declined due to fodder crisis. They hoped that the crisis would be solved to a great extend after the harvest of IRRI and Boro paddy. The high price affects the parents belonging to the low-income people, as they have to depend on cow milk for feeding their babies. The sweets shop owners are also selling their sweet products at high rates because of the high prices of milk. One kg Kacha golla is selling at Tk 270 which sold at Tk 240 per kg even 2-3 months ago. A housewife of Natore town, told this correspondent that she used to by one kg of milk everyday. But now she has to buy half kg milk due to high price. Dulal Paul, owner of 'Nimtala Mistanna Bhander' one of the oldest sweets shop at Natore Nicha Bazar, said he had to raise the price of sweets as his spending on procurement of milk gone up very high.
NATORE, Apr 23: The price of milk has gone up sharply in six upazilas of Natore district due to its short supply in the local markets, hitting the common people hard. Now 1 kg milk is selling at Tk 40-42 in Natore town. Some milk men said the supply declined due to fodder crisis. They hoped that the crisis would be solved to a great extend after the harvest of IRRI and Boro paddy. The high price affects the parents belonging to the low-income people, as they have to depend on cow milk for feeding their babies. The sweets shop owners are also selling their sweet products at high rates because of the high prices of milk. One kg Kacha golla is selling at Tk 270 which sold at Tk 240 per kg even 2-3 months ago. A housewife of Natore town, told this correspondent that she used to by one kg of milk everyday. But now she has to buy half kg milk due to high price. Dulal Paul, owner of 'Nimtala Mistanna Bhander' one of the oldest sweets shop at Natore Nicha Bazar, said he had to raise the price of sweets as his spending on procurement of milk gone up very high.