Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Bangladesh
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
01/03/2012
Policy Category
Production
Policy Instrument
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Description
Extended Aman procurement target to cover an additional 150 000 tonnes to 350 000 tonnes. Supplies were to be purchased by 31 March 2012, with procurement prices set at US$336 per tonne (taka 28 per kilo) in the case of parboiled rice and US$324 per tonne (taka 27 per kilo) in the case of white rice.