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FOOD-PROCUREMENT
Govt to procure 12.50 lakh tonnes of rice
DHAKA, March 28, 2019 (BSS) – Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today
said the government has set a target to procure 12.50 lakh tonnes of Boro
rice and 50,000 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming Boro season.
“Procurement drive of paddy, rice and wheat will begin on April 25 and
continue till August 31 while the wheat procurement will begin on April 1 and
continue till June 30,” he told journalists after a meeting of Food Planning
and Monitoring Committee (FPMC) at the Food Ministry Conference room in the
city.
The minister said the procurement price for per kg paddy has been fixed at
Taka 26, parboiled rice at Taka 36, non-parboiled rice (Atop) at Taka 35 and
wheat at Taka 28.
According to the meeting, the government has reserve of 12.97 lakh tonnes
of rice and 1.61 lakh tonnes of wheat in different godowns across the
country.
The minister said the government procured nine lakh tones of rice and 1.5
lakh tones of paddy in the last year.
The meeting was attended, among others, Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur
Razzaque, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque, State Minister
for Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Dr M Enamur Rahman and senior
officials concerned.
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