Pointed gourd selling at Tk5 per kg in Jashore, Bangladesh

Pointed gourds, locally known as "potol'', were sold for Tk5 per kg in the wholesale market at Jashore's Chougachha today (21 June), amid decreasing demand and lack of buyers. However, in the retail market located inside the wholesale market, the local vegetable sold for Tk20-25 per kg Earlier on 31 May, the local vegetable sold at Tk4 per kg in the same market. Visiting the kitchen market at Chougachha Government Shahadat Pilot Model Secondary School field today, The Business Standard saw potol being sold at Tk10-11 in the morning. By evening, the price fell to Tk5. According to farmers who sell the vegetable at the market, they had brought huge amounts of potol to sell, but there wasn't much demand for it. Besides, there was a reduced number of wholesale buyers. Being a perishable vegetable, farmers were forced to sell the potols at low prices. Farmers said in the wholesale market, 100-truck-full potol, with each truck carrying 350 maund, were sold at the market on the day. ...