The prices of red lentil, sugar, potato and ginger increased on the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. The prices of some vegetables, however, decreased in the markets with the increase of supply of winter vegetables. Traders said that the prices of local variety of red lentil and potato increased in both wholesale and retail markets due to off-seasonal shortage while the sugar price went up on the retail market as the supply chain interrupted due to recent 60-hour hartal.
The prices of sugar and potato increased by Tk 3 a kg and were selling at Tk 48-50 a kg and Tk 18 a kg on Friday.
The price of local red lentil increased by Tk 5 a kg and was retailing at Tk 115 a kg on the day.
The price of ginger increased by Tk 20 a kg and was selling at Tk 160 a kg while the imported item was retailing at Tk 140 a kg.
Retailers said that the price of ginger increased due to supply shortage as the quantity of import declined in the last month.
The price of onion remained high and was selling at Tk 110 a kg while the imported item was selling at Tk 100 a kg over the week.
The prices of aubergine, cucumber and papaya decreased by Tk 10 a kg and were selling at Tk 50 a kg, Tk 30 a kg and Tk 15 a kg respectively on the day.
Okra and bitter gourd was retailing at Tk 50 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 60 a kg on Friday.
The prices of winter vegetables including cauliflower and cabbage decreased by Tk 5 a kg and were selling at Tk 30 a piece and Tk 25 a piece respectively while bean was selling at Tk 70 a kg on the day.
The price of green chilli remained unchanged and was selling at Tk 100 a kg on Friday.
The prices of bottled soya bean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 on the city’s kitchen markets. The price of unpacked soya bean oil was retailing at Tk 112-Tk 115 a kg over the week.
The price of garlic remained unchanged and was selling at Tk 70 a kg on Friday.
The price of egg decreased by Tk 4 a hali (four pieces) and was selling at Tk 28 a hali on Friday.
Rohita was selling at Tk 250–Tk 300 a kg on Friday, pangas at Tk 180–Tk 250 a kg and tilapia at Tk 160–Tk 200 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
The price of broiler remained stable and it was selling at Tk 115-Tk 125 a kg over the week.
The prices of beef and mutton remained steady. Beef was selling at Tk 280 a kg and mutton at Tk 450 a kg on the day.
Rice prices remained steady. Fine varieties of miniket and najirshail were selling at Tk 46-Tk 48 a kg and Tk 52-Tk 54 a kg respectively, BR-28 at between Tk 40 and Tk 45 a kg and coarse varieties at Tk 35 a kg on the city’s retail markets on Friday.
-With New Age input
