In a first for Bangladesh, the commerce ministry yesterday decided to allow potato imports in an effort to increase supply of the tuber and thereby curb prices in the domestic market.
Potato prices in Bangladesh keep ticking up despite cap Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
The price of potato went up further after the government on Thursday announced a price cap for the tuber and began market drives to check the soaring price of the tuber.
Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) yesterday questioned the estimates of government agencies of potato production reaching record highs this year, claiming it to be much lower.