CaPtAiN_pLaNeT
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- May 10, 2010
- Messages
- 7,685
- Reaction score
- 0
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Front Page
Eid-ul-azha
Cattle price high in city markets
Cattle price high in city markets
Helemul Alam
With only one day remaining for Eid-ul-Azha, sales of sacrificial animals at the city's 15 cattle markets, including permanent cattle market in Gabtoli, are yet to get momentum due to lack of buyers.
After visiting three markets in the city yesterday, this correspondent found that cattle traders were charging higher prices than the previous year though a huge number of cattle have already been brought to the markets.
The price of a moderate size cow was Tk 10,000 to Tk 20,000 higher compared to the previous year while for a big size cow it was Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000.
Customers, however, hope that huge supply of sacrificial animals from India would play a major role in lowering the cattle prices in the city markets.
The number of small size cows was smaller compared to the middle and big size cows at the markets.
“I have bought two cows with Tk 1 lakh. But it was Tk 70,000 last year,” said Md Kasem, a resident of Gendaria, who bought the cows from the East end Club cattle market at Dhupkhola.
Nurul Amin Adil, who bought a cow with Tk 1.40lakh from Nayabazar, said the same size cow was priced at Tk 1.20lakh last year.
Cattle traders blamed the high fodder prices, transport cost and purchasing cost from markets in bordering areas responsible for price hike of cattle.
“The cost of rearing a cow this year has been doubled due to high price of fodder,” said Shahjamal, a cattle trader of Chapainawabganj.
“I paid Tk 13,000 to a truck driver to bring 15 cows from Faridpur. But it was only Tk 10,000 last year,” said Amzad.
Jamir Mondol, who brought 55 cows at Nayabazar cattle market, said last year he incurred a loss of Tk 8 lakh due to the spread of anthrax. But this year he was expecting to recover his loss.
CATTLE MARKET ON THE STREETS
Two mobile courts of Dhaka City Corporation were continuing their drives against cattle market authorities for illegally occupying the city roads.
During a visit at Armanitola cattle market, Sadeque Hossain Khoka playground market and Brothers Union Club market at Kamalapur, this correspondent found that market authorities had allowed the traders to keep their cattle on thoroughfares.
Front Page
Eid-ul-azha
Cattle price high in city markets
Cattle price high in city markets
Helemul Alam
With only one day remaining for Eid-ul-Azha, sales of sacrificial animals at the city's 15 cattle markets, including permanent cattle market in Gabtoli, are yet to get momentum due to lack of buyers.
After visiting three markets in the city yesterday, this correspondent found that cattle traders were charging higher prices than the previous year though a huge number of cattle have already been brought to the markets.
The price of a moderate size cow was Tk 10,000 to Tk 20,000 higher compared to the previous year while for a big size cow it was Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000.
Customers, however, hope that huge supply of sacrificial animals from India would play a major role in lowering the cattle prices in the city markets.
The number of small size cows was smaller compared to the middle and big size cows at the markets.
“I have bought two cows with Tk 1 lakh. But it was Tk 70,000 last year,” said Md Kasem, a resident of Gendaria, who bought the cows from the East end Club cattle market at Dhupkhola.
Nurul Amin Adil, who bought a cow with Tk 1.40lakh from Nayabazar, said the same size cow was priced at Tk 1.20lakh last year.
Cattle traders blamed the high fodder prices, transport cost and purchasing cost from markets in bordering areas responsible for price hike of cattle.
“The cost of rearing a cow this year has been doubled due to high price of fodder,” said Shahjamal, a cattle trader of Chapainawabganj.
“I paid Tk 13,000 to a truck driver to bring 15 cows from Faridpur. But it was only Tk 10,000 last year,” said Amzad.
Jamir Mondol, who brought 55 cows at Nayabazar cattle market, said last year he incurred a loss of Tk 8 lakh due to the spread of anthrax. But this year he was expecting to recover his loss.
CATTLE MARKET ON THE STREETS
Two mobile courts of Dhaka City Corporation were continuing their drives against cattle market authorities for illegally occupying the city roads.
During a visit at Armanitola cattle market, Sadeque Hossain Khoka playground market and Brothers Union Club market at Kamalapur, this correspondent found that market authorities had allowed the traders to keep their cattle on thoroughfares.
