In Bangladesh, higher imports raise hopes of stable food prices in Ramadan
During the fasting month, demand for several food items, such as lentils, edible oil, chickpeas, onions, ginger, dates and sugar, usually rises.
Mohammad Suman and Sukanta Halder
Bangladesh sugar, palm oil and date prices increase in spite of duty cut
In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government reduced value added tax and import duties on edible oil, sugar, dates…
Indonesia’s export ban: Edible oil supply crunch has begun
About half of the cooking oil used in Bangladeshi kitchens is palm oil, 80 percent of which comes from Indonesia.