Green chilli price increases for supply shortage
The prices of green chilli and broiler increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday due to supply shortage as well as increasing demand. Traders said that the price of green chilli increased as heavy rain fall damaged vegetable fields in the different parts of the country. They said that the price of broiler increased due to increasing demand in last couple of days.
The price of green chilli increased by Tk 40-Tk 50 a kg and the item was being sold at Tk 120-Tk 130 a kg on Friday.
Zahidul Islam, a trader at Shantinagar kitchen market, told New Age that supply shortage of green chilli took place in the market as vegetable fields damaged due to heavy rainfall.
He said that the price of the item would remain high up to its harvest.
The price of broiler increased by Tk 15 a kg and the item was retailing at Tk 160-Tk 165 a kg.
Abul Bashar, owner of Sohagh Poultry at Hatirpool kitchen market, said the price of broiler increased as the demand for the item has started to increase in last couple of days.
The trend of increasing demand might remain up to Eid-ul-Fitr, he said.
The prices of vegetables remained high in the city’s kitchen markets.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 80-Tk 100 a kilogram and cucumber at Tk 40-Tk 50 a kg, tomatoes at Tk 100-Tk 120 a kg, carrot at Tk 60-Tk 80 a kg, papaya at Tk 40 a kg, okra at Tk 40 a kg and bitter gourd at Tk 60-Tk 70 a kg in the city’s kitchen markets.
The prices of both imported and local onion decreased by Tk 5 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 38-Tk 40 a kg on Friday.
Garlic price remained high 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 28 a kg over the week.
The price of beef remained unchanged and was selling at Tk 280-Tk 290 a kg while mutton was selling at Tk 450 a kg.
The prices of fish remained unchanged.
Rohita was selling at Tk 280-Tk 350 a kg, katla at Tk 250-Tk 350 a kg, pangas at Tk 150-Tk 200 a kg and tilapia at Tk 150-Tk 160 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
Both unpacked soya bean and super palm oil prices 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 (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 540 to Tk 560 in the city’s kitchen markets.
The price of ginger remained unchanged and the commodity was retailing at Tk 200-Tk 240 a kg.
Red lentil imported from Turkey and Canada was selling at Tk 85-Tk 90 a kg over the week.
The fine variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 130 a kg on Friday while its local variety was selling at Tk 115 a kg.
Egg price remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 28 a hali (four pieces) in the city.
The price of gram remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 60-Tk 65 a kg over the week.
Puffed rice was selling at Tk 60-Tk 65 a kg while the hand-made one was retailing at Tk 120 a kg.
The prices of gur and flaked rice also remained unchanged. Gur was selling at between Tk 100 and Tk 200 a kg, and flaked rice at between Tk 60 and Tk 70 a kg.
The dates were retailing at the ranges between Tk 130 and Tk 550 a kg.
The price of sugar remained high and the item was selling at Tk 48-Tk 52 a kg on Friday.
The fine varieties of miniket 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 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
