Table 6.
How the product was segmented in the market, its price and the revenue generated for Bt and non-Bt brinjal at different levels of the market, 2019.
| How product was segmented based on percentage of the total product | ||
|---|---|---|
| Level of Market | Bt brinjal (%) | Non-Bt brinjal (%) |
| Home consumption | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| On-farm sales to traders | 16.3 | 6.7 |
| Wholesale at local market | 58.2 | 74.6 |
| Retail sale at local market | 20.2 | 7.7 |
| Unsold product (disposal) | 3.6 | 8.7 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Price in BDT* | ||
| Bt brinjal per kg | Non-Bt brinjal per kg | |
| Home consumption | 14.48 | 14.65 |
| On-farm wholesale | 14.48 | 14.65 |
| Wholesale at local market | 16.43 | 16.09 |
| Retail sale at local market | 16.94 | 15.29 |
| Unsold product (disposal) | 7.90 | 7.27 |
| All | 15.78 | 15.51 |
| Revenue generated by selling in percentage of the total value of fruits | ||
| Level of Market | Bt brinjal (%) | Non-Bt brinjal (%) |
| Home consumption | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| On-farm sales to traders | 15.0 | 6.3 |
| Wholesale at local market | 60.5 | 78.4 |
| Retail sales at local market | 21.7 | 8.5 |
| Unsold product (disposal) | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
US$1 = BDT 84.