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Mixed experienceA van vegetable seller in Maulvibazar, in a Prothom Alo report

2,600 taka of vegetables on a hired van, and half as much money sent home

A van hired at 30 taka a day carrying 2,600 taka of vegetables returns 400-500 taka if it all sells, but the money sent home has fallen from 8,000-10,000 to 4,000-5,000 a month.

This 34-year-old sells vegetables from a hired van in Maulvibazar. Sellers on that route go out with 2,000 to 5,000 taka of stock; his van that day held 2,600 taka of vegetables, worth 400-500 taka of profit if the lot clears. The van is not his - the owner takes 30 taka a day, which is the price of not owning the asset. With prices up, customers are buying less. What he could send home each month has fallen from 8,000-10,000 taka to 4,000-5,000, while his own living costs in town run to at least 100-200 taka a day. The round still works day to day, but it no longer supports the family the way it did.

Lessons

  1. 1.Hiring the van instead of buying it keeps the entry cost to one day's stock: 30 taka a day is the price of not owning it
  2. 2.In a squeeze turnover holds roughly steady and the seller's own income absorbs it: the money sent home halves first

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