AreaBangladesh

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date08/04/2018

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement, purchasing prices

DescriptionAnnounced its intention to purchase 150 000 tonnes of paddy, 800 000 tonnes of parboiled rice and 100 000 tonnes of white rice from the 2018 Boro harvest. The procurement drive would run from 2 May until 31 August 2018, offering BDT 26 per kg of paddy (USD 313 per tonne), BDT 38 per kg of parboiled rice (USD 457 per tonne) and BDT 37 per kg of white rice (USD 445 per tonne).

NotesExchange rate as of 15 April 2018.