Flour, onion, edible oil prices increase in city markets
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Prices of flour, onion and edible oil shot up while that of garlic and ginger declined in the city's kitchen markets Friday.
Even after fixation of price of loose edible oil by the government, there is no sign of cooling down of the price of the essential item in the local market.
The commerce minister will sit with the oil refiners tomorrow (Sunday) to fix the price of branded edible oil in the city.
The government has fixed the price of a litre of soybean oil at Tk 91 and palm oil at Tk 82 at a meeting between the commerce minister and the edible oil refiners recently.
But traders were selling loose soybean oil between Tk 102 and Tk 105 per litre and palm oil between Tk 92 and Tk 94 per litre Friday.
The brand edible oil in five-litre containers also witnessed a hike of Tk 10-15 last week.
Rupchanda was selling at Tk 555 while other brands such as Teer, Fresh and ACI ranged between Tk 480 and Tk 500.
Prices of both unpacked and packed flour witnessed an upward trend by Tk 1-2 per kg last week.
Unpacked flour (Atta) was selling at Tk 30 per kg against Tk 29 earlier and the packed variety was selling at Tk 33 per kg which was Tk 32 per kg in the week before.
Unpacked Maida was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg against Tk 33-34 per kg earlier and packed Maida at Tk 39-40 per kg up by Tk 2 per kg from the previous week.
Onion prices suddenly shot up by Tk 3-4 per kg. Retailers said shortage of the imported variety was responsible for the recent hike.
The local variety of onion was selling at Tk 36-40 per kg and the imported one was selling at Tk 38-45 per kg last week.
Prices of both fine and coarse rice witnessed the same trend in the city's kitchen market as in the previous week, traders said.
Retailers were selling Minicate rice at Tk 42-43 per kg and Nazirshail at Tk 44-48 per kg.
Paizam was selling at Tk 36-38 per kg, Lata at Tk 40 per kg, BR 28 at Tk 38-40 per kg and IRRI at Tk 33 per kg last week, they added.
Sugar was selling at Tk 55 per kg at the retailers' level in the city.
Local lentil was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 112 per kg depending on quality.
Prices of ginger witnessed a downward trend by Tk 10-20 per kg last week and was selling at Tk 70-140 per kg against Tk 80-160 per kg in the previous week.
Even after fixation of price of loose edible oil by the government, there is no sign of cooling down of the price of the essential item in the local market.
The commerce minister will sit with the oil refiners tomorrow (Sunday) to fix the price of branded edible oil in the city.
The government has fixed the price of a litre of soybean oil at Tk 91 and palm oil at Tk 82 at a meeting between the commerce minister and the edible oil refiners recently.
But traders were selling loose soybean oil between Tk 102 and Tk 105 per litre and palm oil between Tk 92 and Tk 94 per litre Friday.
The brand edible oil in five-litre containers also witnessed a hike of Tk 10-15 last week.
Rupchanda was selling at Tk 555 while other brands such as Teer, Fresh and ACI ranged between Tk 480 and Tk 500.
Prices of both unpacked and packed flour witnessed an upward trend by Tk 1-2 per kg last week.
Unpacked flour (Atta) was selling at Tk 30 per kg against Tk 29 earlier and the packed variety was selling at Tk 33 per kg which was Tk 32 per kg in the week before.
Unpacked Maida was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg against Tk 33-34 per kg earlier and packed Maida at Tk 39-40 per kg up by Tk 2 per kg from the previous week.
Onion prices suddenly shot up by Tk 3-4 per kg. Retailers said shortage of the imported variety was responsible for the recent hike.
The local variety of onion was selling at Tk 36-40 per kg and the imported one was selling at Tk 38-45 per kg last week.
Prices of both fine and coarse rice witnessed the same trend in the city's kitchen market as in the previous week, traders said.
Retailers were selling Minicate rice at Tk 42-43 per kg and Nazirshail at Tk 44-48 per kg.
Paizam was selling at Tk 36-38 per kg, Lata at Tk 40 per kg, BR 28 at Tk 38-40 per kg and IRRI at Tk 33 per kg last week, they added.
Sugar was selling at Tk 55 per kg at the retailers' level in the city.
Local lentil was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 112 per kg depending on quality.
Prices of ginger witnessed a downward trend by Tk 10-20 per kg last week and was selling at Tk 70-140 per kg against Tk 80-160 per kg in the previous week.