The prices of broiler, red lentil and ginger increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said an increased demand pushed up the broiler price and the price of imported red lentil rose as the import of the item declined.
Retailers blamed wholesalers for the ginger price rise.Broiler price increased by Tk 10 a kilogram in the last two days and the item was selling at Tk 150-Tk 155 a kg on Friday.
The price of the item had increased to Tk 150-Tk 160 before Pahela Baishakh, first day of Bangla New Year, which fell on Monday. But broiler price had decreased on Tuesday.
Abul Bashar, owner of Sabuj Poultry at Hatirpool kitchen market, told New Age that the demand for broiler increased on the eve of Pahela Baishakh and the trend continued.
The price of red lentil imported from Turkey and Canada increased by Tk 2 a kg and was selling at Tk 82-Tk 85 a kg on Friday.
Zakir Hossain, a retailer at the Karwan Bazar kitchen market, said the price of red lentil increased on the wholesale market as the import of the item dropped.
The price of ginger increased by Tk 10 a kg and the imported ginger was selling at Tk 250 a kg while the local one was retailing at Tk 160 a kg on Friday.
The prices of vegetables remained stable.
Aubergine was retailing at Tk 30-Tk 40 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 40 a kg, bean at Tk 30 a kg, cucumber at Tk 30 a kg, okra at Tk 40 a kg, papaya at Tk 20 a kg, carrot at Tk 20 a kg and tomato at Tk 40 a kg on Friday.
The price of green chilli remained unchanged and the item was retailing at Tk 60 a kg on the day.
Mutton was selling at Tk 450 a kg while beef was selling at Tk 270-Tk 280 a kg.
Sugar price remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg.
Super palm oil price also remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 74-Tk 80 a litre on Friday.
The price of palm oil remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 76-Tk 78 a litre.
The price of bottled soya bean oil remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 560-Tk 575 a five-litre container.
The unpacked soya bean oil was retailing at Tk 112-Tk 115 a kg.
The price of onion decreased by Tk 2 and the item was selling at Tk 24 a kg on the day.
Garlic and potato prices remained unchanged and the items were selling at Tk 70 a kg and Tk 15 a kg respectively on Friday.
Fish prices remained stable over the week.
Rohita was selling at Tk 180-Tk 300 a kg on Friday, pangas at Tk 120-Tk 150 a kg and tilapia at Tk 150-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
The price of hilsa, however, decreased over the week.
Hilsa price had started to decrease after Pahela Baishakh and the price of the item dropped by Tk 200-Tk 400 a piece over the week. The price of a hilsa weighing around 800-900 grams decreased by Tk 200 a piece and was selling at Tk 700-Tk 800 a piece on Friday.
Hilsa weighing 1 kg to 1.2 kg was selling at Tk 1,000-Tk 11,000 a piece at the Hatirpool kitchen market on the day.
The prices of rice remained high over the week.
The fine varieties of miniket were selling at Tk 48-Tk 52 a kg while the coarse varieties were retailing at Tk 44-Tk 46 a kg on the day.
The fine varieties of BR-28 were selling at Tk 42-Tk 45 a kg and the coarse varieties of parija were selling at Tk 38-Tk 40 a kg on Friday.
-With New Age input
