The prices of sugar, edible oil and maida (refined flour) increased on the retail market in the capital over the week ending Friday due to supply shortage of the commodities on the wholesale markets. Traders said that the refiners had reduced their daily sales of sugar and at the same time some wholesalers had made stock of the item as the industry minister announced that the government would impose additional duty on imported unrefined sugar to protect the local industry.
The price of sugar increased a bit on the retail market over the week due to the decreasing sales by the refiners, Mizanur Rahman, a retailer at the Karwan Bazar kitchen market, told New Age.
He said that the price of palm oil rose by Tk 2 a litre as mill owners raised the price of the item without showing any reason.
The price of maida (unpacked) increase by Tk 2 a kg due to a supply shortage as the major part of the demand of maida meet by importing wheat, Mizanur said.
He said that traders were taking time to start import of wheat as the harvest season of the item was nearing in the country and so an off-seasonal shortage had taken place in the market.
The price of sugar increased by Tk 2 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg.
The price of palm oil increased by Tk 2 a litre and was selling at Tk 76-Tk 78 a litre on Friday.
The prices of unpacked maida increase by Tk 2 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 38-Tk 41 a kg on the day.
The prices of broiler, bottled soya bean oil and egg, however, decreased over the week due to increasing supply.
The price of broiler decreased by Tk 20 a kg and it was selling at Tk 130 a kg on Friday while the locally-breed hens were selling at Tk 250-Tk 320 a piece of 800 grams to one kg.
The price of egg decreased by Tk 2 a hali (four pieces) and was selling at Tk 28 a hali on Friday.
The price of bottled soya bean oil (five litres) decreased by Tk 5 and it was selling at Tk 565-Tk 580 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soya bean oil was retailing at Tk 112-Tk 115 a kg.
The prices of vegetables remained stable over the week.
Aubergine was retailing at Tk 50 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 60-Tk 70 a kg, bean at Tk 30-Tk 40 a kg, cucumber at Tk 40 a kg, okra at Tk 70 a kg, radish at Tk 15 a kg, cauliflower at Tk 20 a piece, cabbage at Tk 20 a piece, carrot at Tk 20 a kg, tomato at Tk 30 a kg, papaya at Tk 10 a kg and green chilli at Tk 60 a kg on Friday.
The price of onion remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 25 a kg over the week.
Garlic price dropped by Tk 5 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 45 a kg on Friday while the imported garlic was selling at Tk 70 a kg.
Mutton price remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 450 a kg while beef was selling at Tk 270-Tk 280 a kg on Friday.
The price of local red lentil remained unchanged and the item was retailing at Tk 108 a kg on Friday.
Potato was retailing at Tk 10-Tk 12 a kg.
Fish prices decreased a bit over the week.
Rohita was selling at Tk 180-Tk 300 a kg on Friday, pangas at Tk 100-Tk 150 a kg and tilapia at Tk 150-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
The prices of rice remained high and the fine varieties of miniket were selling at Tk 48-Tk 52 a kg while its coarse varieties were retailing at Tk 44-Tk 46 a kg.
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.
-With New Age input
