The price of broiler increased on the city’s retail market over the week ending Friday due to increasing demand for the item, traders said.
The prices of rice remained high but vegetables prices showed a downward trend in the city’s kitchen markets over the week. The price of broiler increased by Tk 10 a kg and it was selling at Tk 135-Tk 140 a kg on Friday.
Jahangir Hossain, a retailer at Motijheel AGB colony kitchen market, told New Age that the demand for broiler increased in the city after ending of the blockade programme enforced by the opposition alliance.
Due to increasing demand the price of the item increased a bit, he added.
The price of rice remained high on the retail market despite available supply of new rice on the market.
The price of fine varieties of najishail rice increased by Tk 2 a kilogram to Tk 54-Tk 60 a kg over the week.
The coarse and fine varieties of BR-28 and miniket were selling at Tk 43-Tk 45 a kg and Tk 48-Tk 52 a kg respectively while fine varieties of najishail was retailing at Tk 54-Tk 60 a kg throughout the week.
The prices of vegetables remained unchanged.
Bean was retailing at Tk 20-Tk 30 a kg, cauliflower at Tk 25 a piece, cabbage at Tk 25 a piece, aubergine at Tk 30-Tk 40 a kg, okra at Tk 40 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 30 a kg, cucumber at Tk 30 a kg, carrot at Tk 30 a kg, tomato at Tk 70 a kg and papaya at Tk 15 a kg on the day.
The price of egg remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 26-Tk 28 a hali (four pieces) on Friday.
The price of onion decreased by Tk 20 a kg as the supply of newly-harvested onion increased to the city’s markets.
The newly-harvested local onion was selling at Tk 60 a kg while the imported item was retailing at Tk 40 a kg on Friday.
The price of green chilli dropped by Tk 10 a kg and was selling at Tk 60-Tk 70 a kg on Friday.
Potato price remained unchanged and it was retailing at Tk 20 a kg. Sugar was selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg.
The price of local red lentil remained unchanged and the item was retailing at Tk 115 a kg on Friday.
The price of bottled soyabean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soyabean oil was retailing at Tk 112-Tk 115 a kg.
Fish prices remained almost unchanged throughout the week.
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 prices of beef and mutton remained steady. Beef was selling at Tk 280 a kg and mutton at Tk 450 a kg on Friday.
-With New Age input
