Sacrificial cow rawhide prices set at Tk50-55 per sqft in Dhaka

The government has fixed the prices of salt-applied rawhides of sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, increasing the prices by Tk 3 compared to the prices of previous year.

The prices of rawhides of sacrificial cows have been fixed at Tk 50-55 per square foot (sqft) in the capital city and Tk 45-48 per sqft outside of Dhaka.

Besides, the prices of goat hides have been fixed at Tk 18-20 per sqft while the prices of baqri (female goats) skins set at Tk 12-14 per sqft.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the latest prices of rawhides of cows, goats and baqri on Sunday (June 25) after holding a meeting with the stakeholders, including tanners and traders.

During the Eid-ul-Azha in 2022, the government increased the price of rawhide of sacrificial cows by Tk 7.0 per square foot (salt-applied) across the country compared to the prices in 2021.

The prices of rawhide of sacrificial cows were fixed at Tk 47-52 per sqft (salt-applied) in the capital city and Tk 40-44 outside Dhaka during the last Eid festival.

Besides, the prices of goat hide had been set at Tk 18-20 per sqft, while the prices of Baqri hide had been set at Tk 12-14 per sqft for the sacrificial animals nationwide.