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Commerce Minister Mr. Tipu Munshi said the vegetables would be sold through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck sale to supply potatoes to buyers at affordable prices. TCB will sell potatoes at Tk 25 per kg.
This was stated by Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at a meeting with officials of Cold Storage Association, Potato Wholesalers, Department of Agricultural Marketing, Department of Agricultural Extension and other government agencies at the Secretariat's meeting room at the Secretariat on Sunday (October 18, 2020).
The commerce minister said the sale of potatoes at government-fixed prices in the market would be ensured. For this, the concerned agencies of the government including the National Consumer Rights Protection Department under the Ministry of Commerce are working.
The Commerce Minister claimed that there is no shortage of potatoes in the country. He said there is no shortage of potatoes in the country. Lots of potatoes have been planted. Demand for potatoes has increased due to some damage to vegetable cultivation due to floods and rains. However, there is no reason for the price of potatoes to be higher than the price fixed by the government.
In fact, the government's Department of Agricultural Extension has fixed the price of potato at Tk 23 per kg at the cold storage level, Tk 25 at the wholesale level and Tk 30 at the retail level.
Source: Online/SZK
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