Onion price slightly eases
The prices of green chilli and garlic increased on the retail markets in the city over the week ending Friday. Onion price, however, decreased a little and the prices of vegetables remained high in the kitchen markets. Green chilli price increased by Tk 20 a kilogram and it was selling at Tk 80 a kg on Friday. The price of garlic went up by Tk 10 a kg. The imported garlic was retailing at Tk 80 a kg while the local garlic at Tk 90 a kg on the day.
Traders said a supply shortage pushed green chilli price up and kept the prices of other vegetables high.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 50-Tk 60 a kg, okra at Tk 50 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 onion decreased by Tk 5-Tk 10 a kg as the import of the item increased from a number of sources, traders said.
On the retail market, the local onion was retailing at Tk 75 a kg while the item imported from Pakistan and Myanmar was retailing at Tk 65-Tk 70 a kg on Friday.
Onion imported from India was selling at Tk 85 a kg and the commodity imported from China was retailing at Tk 25 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 400-Tk 450 a kg.
Hilsa weighing around 1 kg was selling at Tk 550-Tk 600 a kg on Friday.
The price of broiler decreased by Tk 15 a kg 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 120 a kg and super palm oil at Tk 80 a kg over the week.
The price of bottled soya bean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 585–Tk 595 on the day.
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
