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Natore sets Tk 115 crore date molasses production target this winter

Published : Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at 11:35 AM

Observer Online Report

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With the arrival of winter chill and morning mist, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a target to produce 7,000 metric tonnes of date molasses (khejur gur) worth approximately Tk 115 crore in Natore district this season.

According to DAE officials, around 50,000 people across the district's seven upazilas are engaged in tapping sap and producing solid (patali) and liquid (jhola) molasses over the 75-day winter harvest, with prices estimated at Tk 164.90 per kilogram. Out of Natore's 529,732 date palm trees, 419,350 are currently fit for sap collection—led by Lalpur upazila, which accounts for 290,500 tappable trees and yields up to 25 kg of molasses per tree from 250 litres of sap.

Despite the seasonal momentum, agricultural data indicates a decline in both tree numbers and output across the four districts of the Rajshahi division—Rajshahi, Naogaon, Chapainawabganj, and Natore—where tappable trees dropped from 1,743,366 in 2019 to 1,701,506, and Natore's production target dipped from 7,784 metric tonnes recorded in 2024.

Local sap collectors, known as gachhis, also expressed concern that dishonest traders are hurting the market for pure molasses by mixing sugar and stale stock into fresh batches, urging strict administrative monitoring alongside calls from agriculturalists for new plantation drives.

-EM

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