Prices of edible oil, onion, ginger up, rice, lentil unchanged in city markets
Saturday, 29 November 2008
FE Report
Prices of edible oil, onion, ginger continued to increase in the city's retail level during the last one week on the eve of holy Eid-ul-Azha while prices of other commodities including rice, lentil and coarse flour remained unchanged, traders said Friday.
Besides, prices of vegetables came down slightly due to their large supply.
Prices of non-brand edible oil including soybean oil and super palm oil increased by Tk 4 to Tk 6 per litre at the city's retail level and a kilo of soybean oil was selling at between Tk 108-Tk 110 and super palm oil at between Tk 90-Tk 95 respectively.
During the last week, prices of a five-litre can of edible oil of different brands in five-litre cans increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15. It was selling at between Tk 565 to Tk 580.
The market sources said prices of local onion increased by Tk 6 to Tk 8 per kg while imported ones rose by Tk 4 to Tk 6 per kg at the retail level in the city due to shortage in supply as the onion farmers are buying the old stock to preserve as seeds.
Prices of imported onion increased in the local market because of a rise in their prices in the international market, another trader said.
Now, a kilo of local onion was selling between Tk 46 and Tk 48 and imported Indian onion at Tk 36-Tk 38 in the city's retail markets. Garlic was selling between Tk 40 and Tk 45 per kg while ginger was selling at Tk 75-Tk 80 per kg which was Tk 50-Tk 60 per kg a week ago.
Prices of vegetables came down by Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg in the city's retail markets, traders in the city said.
On Friday, a kilo of lady's finger was selling at Tk 28, brinjal at Tk 30-32 and a medium sized cauliflower at Tk 20- Tk 25, according to the traders in the city's retail markets.
Cucumber was being sold at Tk 35 per kg, tomato at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg, potal at Tk 22-Tk 24, carrot Tk 24-Tk 30, radish Tk 15-Tk 20, bitter gourd Tk 25 and potato Tk 18-Tk 20 per kg (old stock) and Tk 40-45 (new arrivals).
Green chili was selling at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg on an average in the different retail markets.
Traders said prices of the finer variety of local lentil and imported Nepalese and Turkish varieties remained unchanged at their previous rates in the local markets. A kilo of local lentil was selling at Tk 108-Tk 110 while imported lentil between Tk 88 and Tk 90.
Price of beef remained unchanged and a kilo of beef was selling at Tk 220-Tk230. Mutton was selling between Tk 280 and Tk 350 per kg in the city's retail level.
Prices of poultry birds were Tk 110-Tk115 per kg remaining unchanged during the last week at the retail level in the city. A dozen eggs were selling between Tk 84 and Tk 90 remaining unchanged from their previous prices.
In the retail level, minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 39-Tk 40 per kg and nazirshail at Tk 38-Tk 40 per kg, remaining unchanged from their previous rates.
Besides, coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28 and 29 and pari, were selling at Tk 29-Tk30 per kg during the last week, remaining unchanged from their previous prices, salesmen in the city's Shantinagar and Khilgaon markets said.
According to traders at the city's wholesale markets -- Babubazar and Nayabazar--, the minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 1250-Tk 1400 per maund (37.300 kg) and the nazirshail variety at Tk 1200-Tk 1400 per maund.
BR-28 was being sold between Tk 1000 and Tk 1150 per maund while pari between Tk 1020 and Tk 1050 per maund at the wholesale level.
Prices of edible oil, onion, ginger continued to increase in the city's retail level during the last one week on the eve of holy Eid-ul-Azha while prices of other commodities including rice, lentil and coarse flour remained unchanged, traders said Friday.
Besides, prices of vegetables came down slightly due to their large supply.
Prices of non-brand edible oil including soybean oil and super palm oil increased by Tk 4 to Tk 6 per litre at the city's retail level and a kilo of soybean oil was selling at between Tk 108-Tk 110 and super palm oil at between Tk 90-Tk 95 respectively.
During the last week, prices of a five-litre can of edible oil of different brands in five-litre cans increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15. It was selling at between Tk 565 to Tk 580.
The market sources said prices of local onion increased by Tk 6 to Tk 8 per kg while imported ones rose by Tk 4 to Tk 6 per kg at the retail level in the city due to shortage in supply as the onion farmers are buying the old stock to preserve as seeds.
Prices of imported onion increased in the local market because of a rise in their prices in the international market, another trader said.
Now, a kilo of local onion was selling between Tk 46 and Tk 48 and imported Indian onion at Tk 36-Tk 38 in the city's retail markets. Garlic was selling between Tk 40 and Tk 45 per kg while ginger was selling at Tk 75-Tk 80 per kg which was Tk 50-Tk 60 per kg a week ago.
Prices of vegetables came down by Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg in the city's retail markets, traders in the city said.
On Friday, a kilo of lady's finger was selling at Tk 28, brinjal at Tk 30-32 and a medium sized cauliflower at Tk 20- Tk 25, according to the traders in the city's retail markets.
Cucumber was being sold at Tk 35 per kg, tomato at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg, potal at Tk 22-Tk 24, carrot Tk 24-Tk 30, radish Tk 15-Tk 20, bitter gourd Tk 25 and potato Tk 18-Tk 20 per kg (old stock) and Tk 40-45 (new arrivals).
Green chili was selling at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg on an average in the different retail markets.
Traders said prices of the finer variety of local lentil and imported Nepalese and Turkish varieties remained unchanged at their previous rates in the local markets. A kilo of local lentil was selling at Tk 108-Tk 110 while imported lentil between Tk 88 and Tk 90.
Price of beef remained unchanged and a kilo of beef was selling at Tk 220-Tk230. Mutton was selling between Tk 280 and Tk 350 per kg in the city's retail level.
Prices of poultry birds were Tk 110-Tk115 per kg remaining unchanged during the last week at the retail level in the city. A dozen eggs were selling between Tk 84 and Tk 90 remaining unchanged from their previous prices.
In the retail level, minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 39-Tk 40 per kg and nazirshail at Tk 38-Tk 40 per kg, remaining unchanged from their previous rates.
Besides, coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28 and 29 and pari, were selling at Tk 29-Tk30 per kg during the last week, remaining unchanged from their previous prices, salesmen in the city's Shantinagar and Khilgaon markets said.
According to traders at the city's wholesale markets -- Babubazar and Nayabazar--, the minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 1250-Tk 1400 per maund (37.300 kg) and the nazirshail variety at Tk 1200-Tk 1400 per maund.
BR-28 was being sold between Tk 1000 and Tk 1150 per maund while pari between Tk 1020 and Tk 1050 per maund at the wholesale level.