Dhaka, April 21 -- The government has set a target to procure 500,000 tonnes of paddy, 1.1 million tonnes of boiled rice, 100,000 tonne of atap rice and 500,000 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming Boro season.

The rice and paddy procurement will begin on May 7 and continue till August 31.

The procurement price of Boro paddy has been fixed at Tk 32 per kg, boiled rice at Tk 45, atap rice Tk 44 and wheat at Tk 34 per kg. In 2023, the price of paddy was Tk 30 per kg, boiled rice Tk 44 and wheat Tk 35, reports UNB.

The price was fixed at a meeting of the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee (FPMC) at the cabinet meeting room on Sunday.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder presided over the meeting, according to a press release of the food ...