Fine rice, onion, egg prices jump anew

FE Report | Published: April 16, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

FE Report
Prices of fine rice, egg and onion got a fresh leap while fish and edible oil showed upward trend in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. They said prices of Minicate and Nazirshail increased by Tk 1.50 -2.0 per kg. The prices are unlikely to come down until the new variety starts arriving in the market, they added. Traders were selling Minicate at TK 53-57 per kg and Nazirshail at TK 50-56 per kg last week. But other varieties of rice including medium and coarse remained steady in the kitchen markets. Paizam was selling at Tk 45, Lata at Tk 42-44 and BR 28 at Tk 46-48 per kg and IRRI at TK 33-36 per kg last week. Onion prices also were up by Tk 2-3 per kg. The local variety was selling at Tk 17-24 per kg and the imported Indian one was selling at Tk 18-20 per kg last week. Last week, prices of fish were more or less the same. A pair of medium sized hilsha was selling at Tk 1700-1800. Shrimp was selling at Tk 300-500 per kg, local ruhi at Tk 400 while cultured ruhi at Tk 250- 300 per kg, cultured koi at Tk 200-230 per kg, pabda at Tk 500 and 'pangas' at Tk 80-100 per kg. Edible oil also maintained the high trend in the city's kitchen markets. Loose soybean was selling at Tk 116 per kg, palm oil at Tk 98-104 and super palm at Tk 106 per kg. A one-litre container sold at Tk 116 and a two-litre container at Tk 228 last week. A can containing five litres of brand soybean oil such as Rupchanda, Teer and Pusti sold between Tk 570 and Tk 580. Sugar was selling at Tk 54-55 per kg, down from Tk 56-58 per kg last week at the retailer level in the city. Prices of Atta and Maida also maintained the same trend as last week in the city's kitchen markets. Unpacked flour (Atta) was selling at Tk 31-32 per kg and the packed variety at Tk 36 per kg. Unpacked refined flour (Maida) was selling at Tk 36-37 per kg and packed Maida at Tk 41 per kg last week. The imported garlic was selling at Tk 140 per kg, which was Tk 120 last week. Local variety was at Tk 80-90 per kg. Ginger ranged from Tk 70 to Tk 80 per kg. The price of four pieces of farm eggs was Tk 25-26 up from 23-24. Local lentil was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 110 per kg depending on quality. Prices of vegetables also remained stable in the city's kitchen markets, traders said.