Anisul Islam Noor :
About 30 percent of summer vegetables have been damaged in the field this year for water logging, since there is no cessation of rains in last three weeks. As a result, farmers fear that they will not be able to recover even production cost.
“The crops’ condition does not look good. Excessive rains have ruined green chilli plants. Standing water is also harming the bitter gourd and cucumber fields,” said Kamrul Islam, a vegetable farmer from Tangail sadar.
Also plants of okra, spone gourd, ash gourd, snake gourd, cucurbitaceous, brinjal and leafy vegetables, such as red amaranth, have been hit by the rains. As a result, the overall
yield of vegetables is likely to fall, farmers said. “Production may decline by 30 percent,” a senior official of the Department of Agricultural Extension said, asking not to be named. Continual rains affect also vegetables and destroy new plants. Water logging can kill mature ones also, he said. Farmers planted summer vegetables on 2.97 lakh hectares of land this year, up from 2.94 lakh hectares in the previous year, according to the DAE. According to reports from 10 field officers of the DAE, 5,009 hectares of vegetable crops in seven districts, including Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Barisal and Patuakhali, have been inundated by the incessant rains resulting from a depression over the Bay of Bengal. The total damage can be estimated only upon receiving reports from all districts, the official said.
Almost vegetables were selling over Tk40 per kg on Friday in different kitchen markets in the city. Brinjal was selling at Tk 50 to 70 per kg, green chilli at Tk 120 to 140, tomato at Tk 100 to 120, carrot at Tk 60 to 70, potato at Tk 25 to 28, bitter gourd at Tk 60 to Tk 65, balsam apple at Tk 40, okra at Tk 60 to 65, cucurbitaceous at Tk 65 to 70, cucumber at Tk 40 to 45, spone gourd at Tk 55 to 60, arum at 60 to 70, radish at Tk 40 to 45, papaya at Tk 40, french at Tk 70 to 80, snake gourd at Tk 50 to 55, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 50 to 60 per piece, cauliflower at Tk 40 to 45, bottle gourd at Tk 50 to 60, ash gourd at Tk 35 to 40, coriander leaves at Tk 500. Capsicum (red) at Tk 600 and capsicum (green) at Tk 400 to 450.
The local onion was selling at Tk 56 to 58 per kg, while the imported onion at Tk 53 to 54. Imported garlic’s price also rose by Tk 10 per kg and was selling at Tk 90 to 95 only, and local product at Tk 80. Imported ginger marked a rise by five to 20 and was selling at Tk 150 to 170 per kg. The locally produced ginger was selling at Tk 120 to 130 per kg based on quality. Lentil was selling on Friday at Tk 82 to 120 per kg, kheshari at Tk 46 to 52 rising from Tk 36 to 38, and pea at Tk 70 to 72, increasing from Tk 63 to 64.
Five liters of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 490 to Tk 505, loose super palm oil at 75 per liter, sugar at Tk 45 to 50 per kg and molasses at Tk 70 to 120 and flattened rice at Tk 70 to 90.
Beef is selling for Tk 400 per kg at the weekend on Friday, while meat sans bone was selling at Tk 500. The red meat was selling at Tk 550 to 600. A medium size local cock was selling at Tk 450 to 600 per piece and hen at Tk 300 to 340. The boiler chickens’ price stands at Tk 170 to 175 per kg. The egg (farm) was selling at Tk 35 per hali (4 pieces), egg (local) at Tk 50 and egg (duck) at Tk 38 to Tk 40. Pigeon per pair was selling at Tk180 to Tk 250 and four koil birds were selling at Tk 200 based on size.
About 30 percent of summer vegetables have been damaged in the field this year for water logging, since there is no cessation of rains in last three weeks. As a result, farmers fear that they will not be able to recover even production cost.
“The crops’ condition does not look good. Excessive rains have ruined green chilli plants. Standing water is also harming the bitter gourd and cucumber fields,” said Kamrul Islam, a vegetable farmer from Tangail sadar.
Also plants of okra, spone gourd, ash gourd, snake gourd, cucurbitaceous, brinjal and leafy vegetables, such as red amaranth, have been hit by the rains. As a result, the overall
yield of vegetables is likely to fall, farmers said. “Production may decline by 30 percent,” a senior official of the Department of Agricultural Extension said, asking not to be named. Continual rains affect also vegetables and destroy new plants. Water logging can kill mature ones also, he said. Farmers planted summer vegetables on 2.97 lakh hectares of land this year, up from 2.94 lakh hectares in the previous year, according to the DAE. According to reports from 10 field officers of the DAE, 5,009 hectares of vegetable crops in seven districts, including Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Barisal and Patuakhali, have been inundated by the incessant rains resulting from a depression over the Bay of Bengal. The total damage can be estimated only upon receiving reports from all districts, the official said.
Almost vegetables were selling over Tk40 per kg on Friday in different kitchen markets in the city. Brinjal was selling at Tk 50 to 70 per kg, green chilli at Tk 120 to 140, tomato at Tk 100 to 120, carrot at Tk 60 to 70, potato at Tk 25 to 28, bitter gourd at Tk 60 to Tk 65, balsam apple at Tk 40, okra at Tk 60 to 65, cucurbitaceous at Tk 65 to 70, cucumber at Tk 40 to 45, spone gourd at Tk 55 to 60, arum at 60 to 70, radish at Tk 40 to 45, papaya at Tk 40, french at Tk 70 to 80, snake gourd at Tk 50 to 55, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 50 to 60 per piece, cauliflower at Tk 40 to 45, bottle gourd at Tk 50 to 60, ash gourd at Tk 35 to 40, coriander leaves at Tk 500. Capsicum (red) at Tk 600 and capsicum (green) at Tk 400 to 450.
The local onion was selling at Tk 56 to 58 per kg, while the imported onion at Tk 53 to 54. Imported garlic’s price also rose by Tk 10 per kg and was selling at Tk 90 to 95 only, and local product at Tk 80. Imported ginger marked a rise by five to 20 and was selling at Tk 150 to 170 per kg. The locally produced ginger was selling at Tk 120 to 130 per kg based on quality. Lentil was selling on Friday at Tk 82 to 120 per kg, kheshari at Tk 46 to 52 rising from Tk 36 to 38, and pea at Tk 70 to 72, increasing from Tk 63 to 64.
Five liters of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 490 to Tk 505, loose super palm oil at 75 per liter, sugar at Tk 45 to 50 per kg and molasses at Tk 70 to 120 and flattened rice at Tk 70 to 90.
Beef is selling for Tk 400 per kg at the weekend on Friday, while meat sans bone was selling at Tk 500. The red meat was selling at Tk 550 to 600. A medium size local cock was selling at Tk 450 to 600 per piece and hen at Tk 300 to 340. The boiler chickens’ price stands at Tk 170 to 175 per kg. The egg (farm) was selling at Tk 35 per hali (4 pieces), egg (local) at Tk 50 and egg (duck) at Tk 38 to Tk 40. Pigeon per pair was selling at Tk180 to Tk 250 and four koil birds were selling at Tk 200 based on size.
