Prices of a few vegetables, beef, mutton and riverine fish have increased while most of other commodities have shown a static trend or a decline in a week.
Cauliflower and cabbage prices have increased by Tk5.0-10 a piece after maintaining a comparatively lower trend during this Rabi season. The vegetables were traded at Tk35-45 apiece.
Meanwhile, prices of green chilli, cucumber, onion, leafy vegetables have shown a slight decline during this time.
Onion is being traded at Tk35-45 a kg which is above 70 per cent lesser than that a year ago.
Supply of soybean oil has increased as groceries are now able to deliver bottled oil.
Meanwhile, beef prices witnessed further hike by Tk10-20 a kg in the city as it is retailed at Tk780-840 a kg depending on area.
Mutton is retailed at Tk1,150-1,250 a kg in the city marking a Tk40-50 hike further, according to kitchen market sources.
Prices of most of the river fish have shown a further hike amid a fishing ban in major sanctuaries under the government's hilsa conservation project.
The market has no hilsa stock at all which has also caused a hike in prices of other indigenous fish, says Ramjan Ali, a fish vendor at Rayer Bazar in the city.
He said, "Wholesale price of shoul is Tk650-700 a kg and we are selling it at Tk800-900 a kg."
Meanwhile, indigenous variety shrimp is sold at Tk800-1,350 a kg, air fish at Tk950-1,300 a kg, ruhi at Tk600-1,200 a kg depending on sizes.
However, prices of daily consumed rice, flour, pulses, sugar, broiler chicken, farm eggs have remained static during the last seven days.
Only price of loose (non-brand) aromatic rice shows a further hike by Tk5.0 a kg in a week and Tk20 a kg hike in last two weeks. Chinigura or Kalijeera rice varieties are being sold at Tk145-150 a kg.
Traders said the government's announcement for a possible export of rice as well as rising demand for the Ramadan and upcoming Eid have caused the hike in prices of aromatic rice.
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