Vegetable prices remain high in Ctg
The prices of broiler and garlic increased on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday. Traders said that the price of broiler went up due to an increased demand and that of garlic due to an off-seasonal supply shortage.
The price of broiler increased by Tk 15 a kilogram and it was selling at Tk 125-135 a kg on Friday.
Broiler price usually remains low a few days before and after Eid-ul-Azha, said Md Sohag, a retailer at the Hatirpool kitchen market.
He said the price of broiler went up in the last two days on higher demand with the meat of sacrificial animals finishing.
The price of the imported garlic increased by Tk 10 a kg and it was selling at Tk 90 a kg on Friday while the local one was retailing at Tk 80 a kg.
Habibur Rahamn, a retailer at the Rampura kitchen market, said that an off-seasonal supply shortage pushed up the price of the item.
Habibur said the price of garlic would go down within two or three weeks with arrival of the newly-harvested garlic.
The price of onion, however, decreased by Tk 20 a kg and it was selling at Tk 80 a kg on Friday while the imported onion was selling at Tk 70 a kg.
Traders said that the price of onion decreased as the harvesting of the item had started across the country.
The prices of most of the vegetables decreased by Tk 10 a kg in the capital but the items remained costlier in the Chittagong city.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 50 a kg, cucumber at Tk 30 a kg, okra at Tk 50 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 50 a kg and papaya at Tk 15 a kg on Friday in the capital.
Winter vegetables cauliflower and cabbage were selling at Tk 30 a piece and Tk 25 a piece respectively while bean was selling at Tk 40 a kg on the day on the kitchen markets in Dhaka.
New Age Chittagong correspondent reports that the prices of kitchen items especially vegetables remained high in the city despite higher supply.
Green items along with other essentials kept soaring as bean, cabbage, and cauliflower were being sold at Tk 50-Tk 60 a piece on markets including Riaz Uddin kitchen market and Bahaddarhat kitchen market.
Green chilli price increased by Tk 20 a kg and it was retailing at Tk 100 a kg on different kitchen markets in the port city.
Tomato was selling at Tk 80-Tk 90 a kg and potato at Tk 20 a kg.
Wholesale traders claimed they were forced to raise the prices of commodities as transportation became costlier amid vandalism on the highway.
In the Dhaka city, green chilli price decreased by Tk 20 a kg and it was selling at Tk 80 a kg on Friday.
The price of potato 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 the day.
Ginger price remained steady. It was selling at Tk 160 a kg while the imported one was retailing at Tk 140 a kg.
The price of bottled soya bean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soya bean oil was retailing at Tk 112-115 a kg.
The price of egg remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 28 a hali (four pieces) 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 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
