Dhaka, April 20 -- DESPITE the fact that the price of soybean oil has declined in the international market, its upward trend in the domestic market is continuing. This is undoubtedly unfortunate.
According to media reports, the average price of soybean oil per ton in the international market from January to March was $1,040 per ton while it was $1,667 in 2022.
It also declined further this month (April). However, this oil is being sold at a relatively high price in the domestic market.
In response to demands from traders, the government has recently increased the price of bottled soybean oil by 14 taka per liter to 189 taka.
The new price of raw soybean and palm oil has been fixed at 169 taka per liter, which was 157 taka earlier. The p...