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Boro harvest begins in Sylhet, Kishoreganj, Netrakona haors

No dent in retail prices
Star National Desk
Harvest of Boro paddy has started in haor areas of Sylhet, Kishoreganj and Neterdkona districts. But the small arrival of paddy in markets is yet to make any dent in retail prices of rice.
Boro transplanted earlier on higher lands are being harvested Full swing harvest will begin in 7-10 days, farmers and agriculture officials said.
In Syhet, farmers in low-lying areas of Sunarngnaj and Habiganj are worried because the crop may be lost or damaged if there is flush flood or hailstorm in about two weeks, reports our Staff Correspondent in Sylhet.
The crop position in greater Sylhet is by and large good, according to Additional Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Sylhet region Ruhul Amin. "We are getting reports of a good crop", he said.
Farmers in some areas like South Surma and Balaganj in Sylhet; Tahirpur, Derai, Jagonnathpur and Sunamganj Sadar upazilas in Sunamganj district have started harvesting the crops.
Ruhul Amin said Boro was cultivated on 4,01,658 hectares in Sylhet division- - 66022 in Sylhet, 49200 in Moulvibazar, 105300 in Habiganj and 18,11,46 hectares in Sunamganj. The area in Sykhet under Boro this year about 25,000 hectares more than last year. The yield may be 12,32,000 tonnes of rice, he added.
Our Kishoreganj Correspondent reports: Boro harvest in the district started yesterday at Nallar Haor in Methamoin and some other haors at Itna and Austogram upazilas on
Thursday.
Haors in the district have taken a festive look as hundreds of boats carrying labourers are coming from Aricha, Narayanganj, Dhaka and some other parts of the country. Thousands of labours come from Pabna, Jarnalpur, Sirajganj and from northern districts during the harvesting period, farmers said.
Farmer Roton Kumar Mithamoin said wages are higher his year. Labour charge per acre is Tk 2500 to Tk 2700 now against last year’sTk 1300-1500.
Paddy was sold at Tk 680 to Tk 700 in local markets.
DAE sources in Kishoreganj said 1, 66,637 hectares were brought under Boro cultivation with a production target of 6, 11,780 tonnes. The target may exceed, DAE Deputy Director MA Baten told this correspondent.
Our Netrakona Correspondent reports: Harvest of local variety of Boro paddy has started on higher lands in haor area in the district.
Harvest of hybrid Boro may start in full swing within 25 to 30 days, farmers said.
Prices of rice came down by Tk 15 to 30 per maund in different wholesale markets but there was no impact in the retail markets where coarse varieties were selling at Tk. 34 to 36 fine varieties at Tk. 40 to 42.
Coarse rice was selling at Tk 1260-1300 per maund in wholesale, markets. Farmers were selling the newly harvested paddy at Tk 625-650permaund.
Netrakona DAE sources said, 166135 hectares were brought under Boro in 10 upazila of the district.