The prices of onion, egg and red lentil went up in the capital’s retail markets over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage. Traders said that consumption of egg rose sharply after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation as people returned to the city and production at the bakeries started in full swing after the festival. They said that the prices of onion and red lentil increased due to an off-seasonal supply shortage.
The price of egg increased by Tk 4 a hali (four pieces) and the item was selling at Tk 36 a hali in the city on Friday.
The prices of onion and red lentil increased by Tk 5 a kilogram and the items were selling at Tk 45 a kg and Tk 90 a kg respectively on Friday.
The fine variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 115 a kg on the day.
Zakir Hossain, a retailer at the Karwan Bazar kitchen market, told New Age that the price of onion increased as the stock of local onion was almost finished and at the same time India increased the export price of the item.
The price of red lentil also depends on import as the local production of the item is very low in volume, he said.
The prices of vegetables remained stable.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 40-Tk 50 a kg, tomato at Tk 120 a kg, cucumber at Tk 30 a kg, papaya at Tk 30 a kg, okra at Tk 30 a kg and bitter gourd at Tk 40 a kg in the city’s kitchen markets on Friday.
The price of green chilli remained high and the item was selling at Tk 120-Tk 140 a kg over the week.
The prices of fish remained high.
Rohita was selling at Tk 300-Tk 350 a kg, katla at Tk 280-Tk 350 a kg, pangas at Tk 150-Tk 200 a kg and tilapia at Tk 150-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
The price of beef remained high and the item was selling at Tk 300-Tk 310 a kg over the week.
The prices of broiler and mutton, however, remained unchanged. Broiler was selling at Tk 150-Tk 160 a kg and mutton at Tk 460-Tk 480 a kg.
The prices of unpacked soya bean and super palm oil remained unchanged and the items were retailing at Tk 112 a kg and Tk 83 a kg respectively.
The price of bottled soya bean oil remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 540-Tk 560 a five litre container in the city’s kitchen markets.
Ginger price remained unchanged and the commodity was retailing at Tk 200-Tk 240 a kg.
The price of garlic remained unchanged and the local garlic was selling at Tk 90 a kg while the imported one was retailing at Tk 100 a kg.
Potato was selling at Tk 24-Tk 26 a kg over the week.
The price of sugar remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg on Friday.
The fine varieties of miniket rice were selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg while the coarse varieties were retailing at Tk 44-Tk 46 a kg.
The fine varieties of BR-28 rice were selling at Tk 42-Tk 44 a kg and the coarse varieties of parija were selling at Tk 38-Tk 40 a kg.
-With New Age input
