Abstract: Small parcel of land not only act as constraints to investment, but also deprive farmers of access to formal credit, inputs and other institutional services required for improving agricultural practices, in terms of production and marketing. The study was based on an interview conducted during February to March 2005 for the year 2004, in Jhikargacha Upazila in the district of Jessore, in Bangladesh. In the study, 64 boro rice farmers (small: 30, medium: 23 and large: 11) were randomly selected as respondents, from two villages, namely Barbakpur and Bodhkhana. The objectives of this study are to investigate the returns of boro rice farmers, considering their selling period, on the basis of farmers’ category. The net returns of the farmers for a given period were not widely varied, irrespective of the categories of farmers and irrespective of middlemen as well. The net returns for the farmer varied according to the selling period, whether it was sold immediately after harvesting or during the lean period. The study found that although farmers in the area know that the selling of rice immediately after harvesting reduces their returns, but they, especially small and medium farmers, cannot hold back from this type of practice. The reason for selling the rice immediately after harvesting was not only a marketing problem but also the economic problems of the farmers.