Bangladesh: Nilfamari Targets 8,300 ha of Early Potatoes as Growers Hope for Tk 90–100 per kg
Farmers in Nilfamari district have started planting early potatoes. The district plans 22,700 ha of potatoes, including 8,300 ha of ...
Country: Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Potato Crop Hits 11.5 Million Tonnes Against 9 Million Tonnes of Demand
Bangladesh grew a record 11.5 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024–25, well above domestic demand of about 9 million tonnes. ...
Bangladesh: State Seed Agency Produced 44,182 Tonnes of Seed Potatoes Last Season
The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation produced 44,181.7 tonnes of seed potatoes last season, about 31% of its total seed output ...
Bangladesh: A Dispute Over Cold-Store Rent Turns Violent in Rajshahi as Fuel Costs Rise for Potato Growers
Traders and cold-store owners give opposing accounts of a clash in Rajshahi on 21 September. The official storage rent is ...
Bangladesh: 15,000 Sacks of Potatoes Held 18 Months for Higher Prices Rot in Madaripur Cold Store
About 900 tonnes of potatoes stored since March 2025 have rotted in a cold store in Madaripur, Bangladeshi media report. ...
Bangladesh Potato Exports Halve as Freight Costs Surge and Competition Intensifies
Bangladesh's potato export sector has suffered a dramatic setback over the past fiscal year, with shipments through Chittagong port plunging ...
From 0.31to0.31to3.49 per kg: Global Potato Prices Reveal Stark Contrast Between Cheapest and Most Expensive Nations
Potatoes remain a key socially significant food product ensuring food security for many countries. According to updated data from the ...
Gloom Descends on Bangladesh Potato Farmers as Eid al-Fitr Arrives Amid Unsold Crops and Mounting Losses
With just one day remaining until the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, hundreds of thousands of potato-farming families in Bangladesh's Rangpur region ...
The High-Stakes Gamble in Bogura: Record Potato Planting Meets Soaring Costs and Market Anxiety
In the heart of Bangladesh's potato belt, the district of Bogura presents a powerful case study in agricultural resilience and ...
Rangpur’s Record Potato Push: A Model of Production Success Meets Post-Harvest Challenges
In a significant agricultural achievement, the Rangpur region of Bangladesh has exceeded its potato cultivation target by 1% for the ...
Enhancing Food Safety in Bangladesh’s Potato Processing Industry: Addressing Acrylamide Formation
Acrylamide, a chemical compound formed during high-temperature cooking processes like frying and baking, has raised global health concerns due to ...
Potato market crisis: farmers sell crops below cost
Overproduction and rising costs lead to lossesFarmers are facing tough times: potato prices have dropped to levels that do not ...
Rising Potato Prices in Bangladesh: A Consumer Rights Dilemma
In recent times, the people of Bangladesh have been grappling with soaring potato prices that have left many households feeling ...
Japanese Company Expresses Interest in Importing Potatoes from Bangladesh: Opportunities for Expansion of Exportable and Industrial-Grade Varieties
#Agriculture #Bangladesh #Potatoes #Export #Industrial-GradeVarieties #AgriculturalIndustry #EconomicDevelopment Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque announced that a Japanese company has expressed interest ...
Germ infected potato exports
As reported by Daily Industry News about potato problems in Bangladesh Potatoes produced in the country contain harmful bacteria. Due ...
Good prices driven by consumer demand in Bangladesh
Growers happy with return, despite rising cultivation costs GROWERS in Bangladesh are pleased with this year’s potato prices, which have ...
Milder winter may hamper potato yields
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute - compared to other years, the intensity of winter is less this time.
Bangladesh Potato Prices Rose Sharply
Due to potato stocks depleting rapidly, the retail price of spuds rose sharply by 39%. Each kilo was sold for ...
In Bangladesh, the Need for Improved Potato Seed Varieties is Rising
Due to a crisis in imported quality seed varieties, right now it’s impossible to meet the demand for high-grade processed ...
Bangladesh Agricultural Corporation (BADC) contract growers for the export of potatoes to Malaysia
Potatoes produced by contract growers of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) are now being exported to Malaysia. Under the ...
Potato Prices in Bangladesh up due to tight supply
Potato in Dhaka markets (Bangladesh) has turned 41 percent pricier in a month as a large portion of the tuber ...