Jumbangla Desk: New potato of early variety has appeared in the market in Bogra. However, customers are dissatisfied with the price. New potatoes are being sold at Tk 250 to Tk 300 per kg depending on size and type.

Bogra's biggest wholesale markets, Fateh Ali Bazar and Rajabazar, were seen selling new potatoes of early varieties. New potatoes have not been seen in any other market. Apart from winter vegetables, the price of potato is said to be high due to Navanna. But even if the price is high, many are buying less.

Shamim, the seller of Fateh Ali Bazaar, said that the picking of new potatoes has not yet started in Bogra. Some farmers had planted small quantities of potatoes in advance, which they are selling in the market. Apart from this, some new potatoes are coming from Thakurgaon and Dinajpur. The price of new potatoes is falling due to high demand.

Asim, a buyer who came to buy potatoes in Rajabazar, said, 'Everything feels new around Navanna festival. Rice is new, vegetables are all new. Navanna is celebrated with new everything. Vendors are selling new potatoes at Tk 280-300 per kg. Since there are not enough new potatoes in the market, we are forced to buy them at this price.'

Faridul Islam, Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer of the Department of Agriculture, said that new potatoes will be available in the market from the end of December in January. This year, the target of producing 40,500 tons of potatoes from 2,250 hectares of land in Bogra district, which is famous for grain storage, has been set.

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Farmers are now busy cultivating potatoes in different upazilas including Sadar Upazila, Shibganj, Shajahanpur, Kahalu, Nandigram of Bogra district. In some upazilas of the district, potatoes are being planted after harvesting paddy in advance. Potatoes are planted from the end of October to November. Farmers start harvesting potatoes from 60 days after planting. Cultivation of early varieties of potato costs a maximum of Tk 40,000 to 50,000 per bigha.