The prices of most of the vegetables witnessed a fresh rise and other commodities remained high on the capital’s kitchen markets in the week ending Friday,
the second day of Ramadan, due to increasing demands, traders said.
After exorbitant price of green chilli, the prices of aubergine and cucumber increased abnormally and the retail prices of the items jumped to Tk 100 a kg and Tk 80 a kg on the capital’s kitchen markets on Friday.
The price of aubergine was Tk 60–Tk 80 a kg while the cucumber was retailing at Tk 50–Tk 60 a kg on Thursday.
The traders said that the demands of aubergine and cucumber increased almost three to five times as the items were used to produce traditional ifter items.
Md Emran Master, president of Bangladesh Kanchamal Arrot Baboshai Malik Samiti, told New Age that during the Ramadan the demand for aubergine increased more than five times as one of the most popular ifter items for the common people is ‘Beguni,’ made of aubergine.
Due to increasing demands some traders are charging high prices of aubergine and cucumber, he said.
‘It is very much easy to contain the prices of the items if the consumers bring a change of their consuming habits in Ramadan,’ Emran said.
The prices of papaya, okra, and bitter gourd also increased by Tk 5–Tk 10 a kg and the items were retailing at Tk 30 a kg, Tk 40 a kg and Tk 50–Tk 60 a kg respectively on Friday.
The price of tomato increased by Tk 20 a kg and was selling at Tk 140 a kg.
Green chilli price remained high and was selling at Tk 200 a kg on the day.
Beef and broiler prices remained unchanged and was selling at Tk 290–Tk 300 a kg and Tk 165–Tk 170 a kg respectively on Friday.
Mutton was selling at Tk 425–Tk 450 a kg.
The prices of fish remained high on the market on Friday.
Rohita was selling at Tk 250–Tk 320 a kg, katla at Tk 220–Tk 300 a kg, pangas at Tk 180–Tk 300 a kg and tilapia at Tk 180–Tk 210 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
Onion price remained high at Tk 50 a kg, while the imported onion was retailing at Tk 45 a kg on the day.
The local ginger was retailing at Tk 180 a kg, while the imported item was selling at Tk 90 a kg on the day.
The prices of edible oil witnessed a downward trend on the city’s kitchen markets.
Unpacked soya bean was retailing at Tk 120 a kg and super palm oil at Tk 80 a kg over the week ending Friday.
The price of bottled soya bean oil (five litres) was selling at Tk 635–Tk 655 on Friday.
Red lentil, imported from Turkey and Canada, was selling at Tk 75–Tk 85 a kg over the week.
The price of fine variety of red lentil called ‘kangaroo’ was selling at Tk 130 a kg on Friday while the local variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 115 a kg.
The imported garlic price
decreased by Tk 10 and was selling at Tk 70 a kg while the local garlic was retailing at Tk 90 a kg on the day.
The price of potato remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 18–Tk 20 a kg on the day.
Sugar price remained unchanged and the commodity was selling at Tk 46–Tk 48 a kg on Friday.
Chickpea price remained unchanged and the commodity was selling at Tk 65–70 a kg.
The dates that were available on the market were retailed at the ranges between Tk 140 and Tk 550 a kilogram.
The prices of gur and puffed and flaked rice also remained high. Gur was selling at between Tk 100 and Tk 150 a kilogram, puffed rice for prices between Tk 60 and Tk 75 a kilogram and flaked rice for prices between Tk 60 and Tk 80 a kilogram.
Fine varieties of miniket and najirshail rice were selling at between Tk 42 and Tk 52 a kg, medium varieties at between Tk 36 and Tk 48 a kg and coarse varieties at between Tk 32 and Tk 34 a kg.
-With New Age input
