# Supply crunch cuts paddy trade by 60% at Brahmanbaria market | The Business Standard

> Paddy trading at the Ashuganj market in Bangladesh fell 60% because of a supply crunch and higher prices, with paddy prices up Tk100 per maund. Traders expect the shortage to last until the Aman harvest begins, around mid-November.

- Date: 2022-10-15 · published 2022-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39205-supply-crunch-cuts-paddy-trade-by-60-at-brahmanbaria-market-the-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight local paddy supply in Bangladesh supports rice prices there and may cause mill closures, but its direct effect on global export prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- publisher.tbsnews.net: https://publisher.tbsnews.net/economy/bazaar/supply-crunch-cuts-paddy-trade-60-brahmanbaria-market-513806

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