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BUSINESS REPORT

The production cost of the Aman paddy is likely to increase significantly this year in the country's 16 northern districts due to higher prices of fertilizers and other farm inputs, according to a government survey.

The production cost of Aman, which was Tk 14.20 per kg last season, might go up by 38 percent per kg this season, the survey finds.

Meanwhile, the production cost of Aman rice this season has been estimated at Tk 28.80 per kg on an average, marking a 38.5 percent rise, according to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) field level survey.

Farmers will have to bear an additional expenditure of about Tk 35 billion taka this season to achieve the targeted production of Aman rice, said the survey.

Price rise of fertilizers, fuel, pesticide, seeds and other inputs and higher wages of farm workers account for the increased cost of Aman cultivation, it said.

The production target of Aman rice has been fixed at about 4.3 million tons with 1.72 million hectares of land under Aman cultivation in the northern districts this season.