Print: 28 Oct 2025
Onions being stacked at the weekly bazaar in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Saturday. Photo: Daily Sun
As many as 70,000 maunds of onions are being sold at the weekly bazaar in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah. Farmers bring their harvest to the market which is set twice a week – every Saturday and Tuesday.
Kuron Saha, a transport intermediary who arranges trucks for carrying onions to markets in Khulna, Faridpur, Madaripur, and elsewhere of the country, told the Daily Sun on Saturday that at least 350 trucks are loaded with onions every Saturday and Tuesday each from this bazaar. A truck usually carries 100 maunds of onions.
According to the sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), farmers cultivated onions on 8,885 hectares of land in Shailkupa only, while there were a total of 10,130 hectares of land for cultivation in the district this season. The price of the newly harvested onion is Tk1,800 to Tk2,000 per maund (40kg).
Alauddin Sheikh, a farmer in the Langalbandh area of the upazila, said he has cultivated onions on his five bighas of land this season as he had a good harvest on four bighas of land in the last season. “I have got 80 maunds of the crop from each bigha now.”
Anwar Hossain, a trader from Khulna, was buying the bulb at the bazaar on Saturday. He said the price was almost double here about three weeks ago, but it started coming down with the arrival of the newly harvested onions.
Further, the information about importing 50,000 tonnes of onions from India caused a decreasing trend in price, he added.
However, with a good supply of the crop, a huge quantity of immature onions entered the market as farmers wanted to make a fast buck.
While visiting the bazaar, this correspondent saw the arrival of immature bulbs which could be developed by 25%-30% within the next two weeks.
Asgar Ali, DAE deputy director in Jhenaidah, said some farmers are harvesting immature onions to make an instant profit. “They think the price might fall within a week or two and subsequently they will incur loss.”
He added, “It might affect the achievement of the production target this season. If the farmers refrained from doing the practice, it would benefit them finally.”
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70,000 maunds onion sold in Shailkupa bazaar every week
A huge quantity of immature onions brought into the market
Onions being stacked at the weekly bazaar in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Saturday. Photo: Daily Sun
As many as 70,000 maunds of onions are being sold at the weekly bazaar in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah. Farmers bring their harvest to the market which is set twice a week – every Saturday and Tuesday.
Kuron Saha, a transport intermediary who arranges trucks for carrying onions to markets in Khulna, Faridpur, Madaripur, and elsewhere of the country, told the Daily Sun on Saturday that at least 350 trucks are loaded with onions every Saturday and Tuesday each from this bazaar. A truck usually carries 100 maunds of onions.
According to the sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), farmers cultivated onions on 8,885 hectares of land in Shailkupa only, while there were a total of 10,130 hectares of land for cultivation in the district this season. The price of the newly harvested onion is Tk1,800 to Tk2,000 per maund (40kg).
Alauddin Sheikh, a farmer in the Langalbandh area of the upazila, said he has cultivated onions on his five bighas of land this season as he had a good harvest on four bighas of land in the last season. “I have got 80 maunds of the crop from each bigha now.”
Anwar Hossain, a trader from Khulna, was buying the bulb at the bazaar on Saturday. He said the price was almost double here about three weeks ago, but it started coming down with the arrival of the newly harvested onions.
Further, the information about importing 50,000 tonnes of onions from India caused a decreasing trend in price, he added.
However, with a good supply of the crop, a huge quantity of immature onions entered the market as farmers wanted to make a fast buck.
While visiting the bazaar, this correspondent saw the arrival of immature bulbs which could be developed by 25%-30% within the next two weeks.
Asgar Ali, DAE deputy director in Jhenaidah, said some farmers are harvesting immature onions to make an instant profit. “They think the price might fall within a week or two and subsequently they will incur loss.”
He added, “It might affect the achievement of the production target this season. If the farmers refrained from doing the practice, it would benefit them finally.”