The prices of onion and green chilli increased on the retail markets in the city last week ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Traders said the prices of the items rose as the demand for onion increased significantly and the supply of green chilli dropped. Onion price rose by Tk 20 a kilogram over the week ending Friday and it was selling at Tk 110 a kg on the retail market while the imported onion was retailing at Tk 85-Tk 90 a kg.
The price of green chilli almost doubled in last week and it was selling at Tk 160-Tk 180 a kg on Friday.
In the previous week, the item was retailed at Tk 80-Tk 100 a kg in the capital’s kitchen markets.
Retailers said the supply of the item to the market drastically fall which resulted in the price hike.
‘Wholesalers on Friday increased the price of green chilli saying that the supply of the item was short,’ Azizur Rahman, a retailer at the Rampura kitchen market, told New Age.
He, however, said it was an excuse and he saw no acceptable reason for the price hike of green chilli over night.
The prices of vegetables remained high in the city’s markets over the week ending Friday.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 50-Tk 60 a kg, okra at Tk 50-Tk 60 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 60 a kg, papaya at Tk 20 a kg and bean at Tk 80 a kg on Friday.
The price of garlic remained unchanged. The imported garlic was retailing at Tk 80 a kg while the local garlic at Tk 90 a kg on the day.
The prices of fish remained stable on the retail markets.
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.
Hilsa weighting about 700-800 gram was selling at Tk 350-Tk 400 a kg. Hilsa weighing around 1 kg was selling at Tk 550-Tk 600 a kg on Friday.
The price of broiler remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 125-Tk 130 a kg over the week.
The prices of beef and mutton remained unchanged. Beef was selling at Tk 280-Tk 300 a kg and mutton at Tk 450 a kg on the day.
Sugar was retailing at Tk 44-Tk 46 a kg in the city’s retail markets.
Unpacked soya bean was retailing at Tk 115 a kg and super palm oil at Tk 80 a kg over the week.
Teer soya bean oil was selling at Tk 570 (five litres) and Rupchanda at Tk 580 (five litres) at the Karwan Bazar kitchen market on Friday.
Red lentil, imported from Turkey and Canada, was selling at Tk 75–Tk 85 a kg. The fine variety of red lentil called ‘kangaroo’ was selling at Tk 120 a kg while the local variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 115 a kg.
The price of egg remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 32 a hali (four pieces).
Ginger price remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 140 a kg on the day.
The price of potato remained stable and the item was selling at Tk 18 a kg on Friday.
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 34 a kg in the city’s retail markets on Friday.
-With New Age input
