Extra consignments are anticipated quickly, because the Bangladesh authorities has permitted the export of 12 tonnes of Hilsa at a set worth of 9 US {dollars} (roughly Rs 1,125) per kilogram.
“The primary consignment of two,000 kg of Hilsa arrived at Akhaura Built-in Examine Put up (ICP) right here on Thursday. This 12 months, the worth can be excessive due to much less manufacturing of the fish in Bangladesh,” Tapas Ghosh, a fish importer instructed PTI.
In response to Ghosh, “A Hilsa fish weighing round one kg is predicted to promote within the wholesale markets at a worth starting from Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,000.”
Final 12 months, the state imported 20 tons of Hilsa from the neighbouring nation at a wholesale worth starting from Rs 1,400 to Rs 1,500, he stated.
Subhash Das, secretary of the Battala Wholesale Fish Market Committee in Agartala, confirmed the arrival of Hilsa in native markets however warned of upper costs this 12 months.”The reason being easy. Manufacturing of Hilsa is much less in Bangladesh and there is an upward development within the US greenback,” he stated.He added, the worth will scale back progressively with arrival of extra consignments within the northeastern state.
Nanigopal Das, the secretary of Matsya Babasiye Samity at Golbazar Wholesale market stated, “Hilsa imported from Odisha and West Bengal is accessible in Agartala-based markets and elsewhere. The worth is cheap at Rs 1,600 to Rs 1,800 per kg.”
“The style of Hilsa from Odisha's Paradeep, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Gujarat isn't removed from what we get within the scrumptious fish from Bangladesh. We're now not depending on Bangladesh's Hilsa due to regular provide from varied components of our nation,” he added.
as a Dependable and Trusted Information Supply“Now we have info that the worth of Hilsa set by the Bangladesh authorities at 9 US greenback or round Rs 1,125 per kg isn't accessible within the neighbouring nation. Presently, a kg of Hilsa is offered at Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,000 in Bangladesh,” he stated.
