Staff Reporter :
Rice procurement is likely to hamper this Aman season too as the mill owners refused to supply rice to the warehouses at the government’s fix price.
The leaders of the Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners Association (BAMHMOA) on Wednesday said that they want re-fixation of the rice price, otherwise they will refrain from supplying rice to the warehouses.
Earlier, the government has decided to procure boiled rice at Tk 37 and sundried rice at Tk 36 per Kg across the country November 15 to February 28. In the last Aman season, the Directorate General of Food (DGoF) had been able to procure only 50 per cent of the total collection target of 950,000 tonnes by February 28.
The Food Ministry, however, is not giving any importance to the BAMHMOA’s threat as the ministry wants to procure rice from the farmers directly, this time by using digital apps.
Sarwar Mahmud, Director General of the DGoF, told The New Nation, “There will be no problemme to procure Aman rice,
despite the mill owners refuse to supply to warehouses. We will procure rice from the farmers directly like the previous seasons.”
We are still optimistic about achieving the target within the deadline as the millers will supply rice according to their agreement, he added.
“Besides, the government will import rice to keep the market stable in case the mill owners refrain from supplying the staple at the agreed price,” he said.
The BAMHMOA leaders on Wednesday said that the rice price must be adjusted with the current market price of paddy, otherwise, they will refrain from supplying rice to the government warehouses.
“This time, the farmers are getting good prices in the markets. But we will not be able to supply rice at Tk 37 set by the government at Tk 37 per Kg,” they said after a meeting at Bagura.
“As per the current paddy price, rice should be Tk42-44 per Kg. If the government does not pay such price, we will have to count losses,” they said.
Meanwhile, Medium quality of rice like Brridhan-28, 29 and Paijam were selling at Tk 54-57 per kg while finer quality Miniket at Tk 62-68 a kg, based on quality, in the markets. Najirshail, another fine quality rice, was selling at Tk 65-72 per kg.
Course varieties, including Swarna, BR-11, hybrids remained static at their previous high of Tk 46-50 a kg in the markets. The high price in the open markets has prompted the mill owners not to sell rice to the warehouses.
There are 10,81,000 tonne of food grains stock in the government warehouses so far and this season the government targeted to procure over 6,00,000 tonne of boiled rice by February 28.
Rice procurement is likely to hamper this Aman season too as the mill owners refused to supply rice to the warehouses at the government’s fix price.
The leaders of the Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners Association (BAMHMOA) on Wednesday said that they want re-fixation of the rice price, otherwise they will refrain from supplying rice to the warehouses.
Earlier, the government has decided to procure boiled rice at Tk 37 and sundried rice at Tk 36 per Kg across the country November 15 to February 28. In the last Aman season, the Directorate General of Food (DGoF) had been able to procure only 50 per cent of the total collection target of 950,000 tonnes by February 28.
The Food Ministry, however, is not giving any importance to the BAMHMOA’s threat as the ministry wants to procure rice from the farmers directly, this time by using digital apps.
Sarwar Mahmud, Director General of the DGoF, told The New Nation, “There will be no problemme to procure Aman rice,
despite the mill owners refuse to supply to warehouses. We will procure rice from the farmers directly like the previous seasons.”
We are still optimistic about achieving the target within the deadline as the millers will supply rice according to their agreement, he added.
“Besides, the government will import rice to keep the market stable in case the mill owners refrain from supplying the staple at the agreed price,” he said.
The BAMHMOA leaders on Wednesday said that the rice price must be adjusted with the current market price of paddy, otherwise, they will refrain from supplying rice to the government warehouses.
“This time, the farmers are getting good prices in the markets. But we will not be able to supply rice at Tk 37 set by the government at Tk 37 per Kg,” they said after a meeting at Bagura.
“As per the current paddy price, rice should be Tk42-44 per Kg. If the government does not pay such price, we will have to count losses,” they said.
Meanwhile, Medium quality of rice like Brridhan-28, 29 and Paijam were selling at Tk 54-57 per kg while finer quality Miniket at Tk 62-68 a kg, based on quality, in the markets. Najirshail, another fine quality rice, was selling at Tk 65-72 per kg.
Course varieties, including Swarna, BR-11, hybrids remained static at their previous high of Tk 46-50 a kg in the markets. The high price in the open markets has prompted the mill owners not to sell rice to the warehouses.
There are 10,81,000 tonne of food grains stock in the government warehouses so far and this season the government targeted to procure over 6,00,000 tonne of boiled rice by February 28.
