Vegetable prices remain high
The prices of onion, garlic and potato rose on the retail markets in the city over the week ending Friday as the demand for the items increased in the month of Ramadan.
Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, began on Monday.
Traders said the import price of onion from India increased twice and the price of the item went up on the local market.
The prices of both imported and local onion increased by Tk 5 a kilogram and the item was selling at Tk 40-Tk 45 a kg on Friday.
Garlic price rose by Tk 10 a kg and the local garlic was selling at Tk 90 a kg while the imported one was retailing at Tk 110 a kg.
The price of potato increased by Tk 3 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 24-Tk 28 a kg over the week.
Abul Kalam Azad, importer of onion and garlic at the Shambazar wholesales market, said that the price of onion increased due to increasing import prices as India raised the export price of onion to $500 a tonne on July 3.
Earlier, the government of India on June 17 had set the minimum export prices of the item at $300 a tonne, he said.
Azad said that the increasing demand for the item in Ramadan also pushed the price of garlic high a bit.
The prices of vegetables remained high and the prices of some other commodities remained stable over the week.
The prices of aubergine and green chilli decreased by Tk 20 a kg and aubergine was selling at Tk 80-Tk 90 a kg and green chilli at Tk 80 a kg.
Cucumber was retailing at Tk 50 a kg, tomatoes at Tk 80 a kg, carrot at Tk 80 a kg, papaya at Tk 40 a kg, okra at Tk 40 a kg and bitter gourd at Tk 50 a kg in the city’s kitchen markets.
The prices of beef and broiler remained unchanged and beef was selling at Tk 280-Tk 290 a kg and broiler at Tk 150-Tk 160 a kg in the city.
Mutton price remained unchanged and it 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 commodities 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 565 in the city’s kitchen markets.
The price of ginger remained unchanged and the commodity was retailing at 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 the local variety of red lentil 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 on different markets in the capital.
Puffed rice price 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
