Edible oil up, other essentials unchanged at previous highs
FE Report | Saturday, 12 July 2008
Prices of edible oil rose further while prices of other essentials remained unchanged at their previous highs in the city markets during the last one week, traders said Friday.
Traders also said prices of non-brand edible oil increased despite setting a cap on the wholesale rates of soyabean oil and palm oil at Tk 112 per kg and Tk 100 per kg respectively.
Traders at the wholesale level at Karwan Bazar and Naya Bazar said soyabean and super palm oil were selling at Tk 118 per kg and Tk 106.8 per kg.
A number of traders in the city's retail markets said the non-brand soyabean and super palm oil were selling at Tk 122-Tk 125 per kg and Tk 116-Tk 120 per kg respectively in the city's retail markets.
During the same week, edible oil of different brands in five-litre cans was selling between Tk 612 and Tk 615.
According to traders at the city's different retail markets, prices of fine varieties of rice continued to show an upward trend due to supply shortage in the local market. The Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 42-Tk 44 per kg and Nazirshail Tk 40 -Tk 44 per kg against Tk 40-Tk 42 and Tk 38-Tk 40 respectively of a week ago.
Coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28, were selling at Tk 38-Tk 39 per kg although the rates were Tk 36-Tk 38 per kg in the previous week.
Traders at the wholesale level said the Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 1570 -Tk 1580 per maund (37.300 kg) while the rate was Tk 1500-Tk 1550 per maund a week ago. The Nazirshail variety of rice was selling at Tk 1600-Tk 1620 per maund compared to its previous rate of Tk 1580 to Tk 1600 per maund of one week back.
Besides, the wholesalers said BR-28, widely consumed by low-income people, was selling at Tk 1350- Tk 1400 per maund, unchanged from that of the previous week at the wholesale level.
Traders said prices of the finer variety of local lentil ranged between Tk 102 and Tk 108 per kg against the previous rates of Tk 100-Tk 110 per kg.
But traders claimed that the prices of Nepalese and Turkish varieties of lentil were selling at Tk 90-Tk 96 against Tk 88-Tk 90 of one week ago due to supply shortage in the local markets.
During the same period, prices of poultry birds went down to range between Tk 110 per kg and Tk 120 per kg against Tk 130-Tk 145 per kg about three weeks ago.
In the past one week, traders said prices of coarse flour remained unchanged at their previous rates to sell at Tk 39-Tk 40 per kg.
They, however, said prices of milk baby food of different brands were increased to some extent at the retail level in the week.
According to retailers, a 400gm tin of the Cerelac brand milk was being sold at Tk 270-Tk 280 against the previous rate of Tk 250-Tk 260. Cerelac fruit and wheat were being sold at Tk 270-280 per tin of 400gm while a tin of 400gm Biomil was priced at Tk 370.
Retailers were selling Baby Care and My Boy at Tk 360 per tin of 400gm each. Lactozen, another widely-consumed baby milk brand, was being sold at Tk 360-Tk 370 per tin (400gm) that was priced at Tk 340 per tin last month.
During the last week, prices of local onion rose by Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg to stand at Tk 28-Tk 30 per kg against Tk 25-Tk 26 of the previous week while the prices of the Indian variety remained unchanged at Tk 15-Tk 16 per kg.
Prices of a number of fresh summer vegetables including ladies finger, snake gourd, cowpea, cucumber, green chilly and bitter gourd were selling at Tk 24, Tk 28, Tk 24, Tk 25, Tk 20 and Tk 18 per kg respectively.
The price of potato was Tk 17-Tk 18 per kg unchanged at its previous price.
In the retail market beef was selling at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg and mutton Tk 250-Tk 260 per kg against Tk 240-Tk 250.
Traders also said prices of non-brand edible oil increased despite setting a cap on the wholesale rates of soyabean oil and palm oil at Tk 112 per kg and Tk 100 per kg respectively.
Traders at the wholesale level at Karwan Bazar and Naya Bazar said soyabean and super palm oil were selling at Tk 118 per kg and Tk 106.8 per kg.
A number of traders in the city's retail markets said the non-brand soyabean and super palm oil were selling at Tk 122-Tk 125 per kg and Tk 116-Tk 120 per kg respectively in the city's retail markets.
During the same week, edible oil of different brands in five-litre cans was selling between Tk 612 and Tk 615.
According to traders at the city's different retail markets, prices of fine varieties of rice continued to show an upward trend due to supply shortage in the local market. The Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 42-Tk 44 per kg and Nazirshail Tk 40 -Tk 44 per kg against Tk 40-Tk 42 and Tk 38-Tk 40 respectively of a week ago.
Coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28, were selling at Tk 38-Tk 39 per kg although the rates were Tk 36-Tk 38 per kg in the previous week.
Traders at the wholesale level said the Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 1570 -Tk 1580 per maund (37.300 kg) while the rate was Tk 1500-Tk 1550 per maund a week ago. The Nazirshail variety of rice was selling at Tk 1600-Tk 1620 per maund compared to its previous rate of Tk 1580 to Tk 1600 per maund of one week back.
Besides, the wholesalers said BR-28, widely consumed by low-income people, was selling at Tk 1350- Tk 1400 per maund, unchanged from that of the previous week at the wholesale level.
Traders said prices of the finer variety of local lentil ranged between Tk 102 and Tk 108 per kg against the previous rates of Tk 100-Tk 110 per kg.
But traders claimed that the prices of Nepalese and Turkish varieties of lentil were selling at Tk 90-Tk 96 against Tk 88-Tk 90 of one week ago due to supply shortage in the local markets.
During the same period, prices of poultry birds went down to range between Tk 110 per kg and Tk 120 per kg against Tk 130-Tk 145 per kg about three weeks ago.
In the past one week, traders said prices of coarse flour remained unchanged at their previous rates to sell at Tk 39-Tk 40 per kg.
They, however, said prices of milk baby food of different brands were increased to some extent at the retail level in the week.
According to retailers, a 400gm tin of the Cerelac brand milk was being sold at Tk 270-Tk 280 against the previous rate of Tk 250-Tk 260. Cerelac fruit and wheat were being sold at Tk 270-280 per tin of 400gm while a tin of 400gm Biomil was priced at Tk 370.
Retailers were selling Baby Care and My Boy at Tk 360 per tin of 400gm each. Lactozen, another widely-consumed baby milk brand, was being sold at Tk 360-Tk 370 per tin (400gm) that was priced at Tk 340 per tin last month.
During the last week, prices of local onion rose by Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg to stand at Tk 28-Tk 30 per kg against Tk 25-Tk 26 of the previous week while the prices of the Indian variety remained unchanged at Tk 15-Tk 16 per kg.
Prices of a number of fresh summer vegetables including ladies finger, snake gourd, cowpea, cucumber, green chilly and bitter gourd were selling at Tk 24, Tk 28, Tk 24, Tk 25, Tk 20 and Tk 18 per kg respectively.
The price of potato was Tk 17-Tk 18 per kg unchanged at its previous price.
In the retail market beef was selling at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg and mutton Tk 250-Tk 260 per kg against Tk 240-Tk 250.