Oil, lentil prices up, potato, tomato down
Saturday, 19 December 2009
FE Report
Prices of oil and lentil went up last week while prices of two vegetable items, potato and tomato, fell sharply in the city markets.
Prices of both brand and non-brand edible oil went up further last week, according to sources at different markets in the city.
The Rupchanda brand edible oil in five-litre can was selling at Tk 464, up by Tk 20 from the earlier price of Tk 444. The price of Teer rose to Tk 430 from Tk 420 and Fresh to Tk 415 from Tk 400 on an average.
Non-brand edible oil such as palm oil, super palm and soybean was selling at Tk 70-86 per litre.
Traders said the prices of local lentil again went up at the retail level.
On Friday, a kilo of local lentil was sold at Tk 135 against Tk 130 a kg of last week. The imported Indian, Nepalese and Turkish varieties were selling at Tk 100 per kg.
The price of both local and imported Indian onion was steady in the local market. The Indian variety was sold at Tk 50-Tk 52 per kg and the local variety Tk 60 per kg, sources said.
At the retail level the price of garlic was also steady. The local garlic was selling at Tk 120 per kg and the imported variety Tk 90 per kg.
The local ginger was selling at Tk 80 per kg and the imported item was available at Tk 70 per kg.
However, both brand and non-brand sugar was steady at Tk 52 a kg at the retail level in the capital.
The 'minicate' rice was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg and 'Nazirshail' Tk 37- 48 per kg on an average.
Coarse rice including BR-28 was selling at Tk 30 per kg, Pari Tk 28 and IRRI Tk 23 per kg on an average.The price of every four red farm eggs was Tk 24 while the local eggs were stable at Tk 30.
Prices of all the vegetable items fell in the city's kitchen markets.
Potato was selling at Tk 32 per kg, down from the earlier price of Tk 35 while the price of fresh potato fell to the range of Tk 32-Tk 35 per kg from Tk 42-Tk 46.
The price of green chili decreased to Tk 16 from Tk 30 per kg and tomato fell to Tk 30 from Tk 40 per kg.
The prices of other vegetables were steady in the city markets. Brinjal was sold at Tk 20-Tk 22, carrot Tk 40 per kg, potal Tk 30, khira, a variety of small cucumber, Tk 20, papaya Tk 12-16, bean Tk 24-26, bitter gourd Tk 30 per kg, a medium-size cauliflower Tk 18-Tk 20, a medium-size cabbage Tk 15 to Tk 20 and a medium-size gourd Tk 20-Tk 25.
A pair of medium size Hilsha fishes were selling at Tk 600-Tk 700.
Shrimp was priced at Tk 300-Tk 400 per kg and Kachki and Telapia Tk 80-100 per kg on an average.
However, Pangas was steady at Tk 90-100, Katla Tk 200, Poya Tk 180 and Ruhi Tk 200 per kg.
Other local fishes like puti were selling at Tk 100 a kg, tengra Tk 150 and local magur Tk 500-600 a kg on an average.
Prices of oil and lentil went up last week while prices of two vegetable items, potato and tomato, fell sharply in the city markets.
Prices of both brand and non-brand edible oil went up further last week, according to sources at different markets in the city.
The Rupchanda brand edible oil in five-litre can was selling at Tk 464, up by Tk 20 from the earlier price of Tk 444. The price of Teer rose to Tk 430 from Tk 420 and Fresh to Tk 415 from Tk 400 on an average.
Non-brand edible oil such as palm oil, super palm and soybean was selling at Tk 70-86 per litre.
Traders said the prices of local lentil again went up at the retail level.
On Friday, a kilo of local lentil was sold at Tk 135 against Tk 130 a kg of last week. The imported Indian, Nepalese and Turkish varieties were selling at Tk 100 per kg.
The price of both local and imported Indian onion was steady in the local market. The Indian variety was sold at Tk 50-Tk 52 per kg and the local variety Tk 60 per kg, sources said.
At the retail level the price of garlic was also steady. The local garlic was selling at Tk 120 per kg and the imported variety Tk 90 per kg.
The local ginger was selling at Tk 80 per kg and the imported item was available at Tk 70 per kg.
However, both brand and non-brand sugar was steady at Tk 52 a kg at the retail level in the capital.
The 'minicate' rice was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg and 'Nazirshail' Tk 37- 48 per kg on an average.
Coarse rice including BR-28 was selling at Tk 30 per kg, Pari Tk 28 and IRRI Tk 23 per kg on an average.The price of every four red farm eggs was Tk 24 while the local eggs were stable at Tk 30.
Prices of all the vegetable items fell in the city's kitchen markets.
Potato was selling at Tk 32 per kg, down from the earlier price of Tk 35 while the price of fresh potato fell to the range of Tk 32-Tk 35 per kg from Tk 42-Tk 46.
The price of green chili decreased to Tk 16 from Tk 30 per kg and tomato fell to Tk 30 from Tk 40 per kg.
The prices of other vegetables were steady in the city markets. Brinjal was sold at Tk 20-Tk 22, carrot Tk 40 per kg, potal Tk 30, khira, a variety of small cucumber, Tk 20, papaya Tk 12-16, bean Tk 24-26, bitter gourd Tk 30 per kg, a medium-size cauliflower Tk 18-Tk 20, a medium-size cabbage Tk 15 to Tk 20 and a medium-size gourd Tk 20-Tk 25.
A pair of medium size Hilsha fishes were selling at Tk 600-Tk 700.
Shrimp was priced at Tk 300-Tk 400 per kg and Kachki and Telapia Tk 80-100 per kg on an average.
However, Pangas was steady at Tk 90-100, Katla Tk 200, Poya Tk 180 and Ruhi Tk 200 per kg.
Other local fishes like puti were selling at Tk 100 a kg, tengra Tk 150 and local magur Tk 500-600 a kg on an average.