Prices of essentials up in city markets
Saturday, 5 June 2010
FE Report
Prices of rice, fish, local garlic, egg and poultry birds witnessed an upward trend in the city's kitchen markets last week, traders said.
Rice traders at Mohammadpur Krishi Market claimed that high prices of paddy were responsible for the recent hike of rice price. They blamed millers' competition for buying paddy which raised the prices of rice.
Prices of rice except Nazirshail went up by Tk 2-Tk 3 per kg at the retail level in the city, market operators said.
Minicate was selling at Tk 40 per kg against the earlier price of Tk 36-Tk 38 per kg while Nazirshail remained steady at Tk 38-Tk 44 per kg at the retail level.
IRRI was selling at Tk 28 per kg, Paizam at Tk 32-Tk 34 per kg, Guti at Tk 30 per kg and BR-28 at Tk 35 per kg at the retail level last week.
Prices of fish also were up in the city's kitchen markets for short supply caused by rain, market sources said.
A pair of small-size hilsa was selling at Tk 800-Tk 1000 and shrimp was priced at Tk 400-Tk 450 per kg a week ago.
'Ruhi' was selling at Tk 200-Tk 250 per kg which was Tk 160-Tk 200 per kg and 'katla' at Tk 190-Tk 230 per kg against Tk 180-Tk 220 per kg a week ago.
Pangas was selling at Tk 100-Tk 110 per kg against Tk 80-Tk 90 per kg a week earlier.
Small fish 'telapia' was priced at Tk 130-Tk 150, 'puti' at Tk 200-Tk 300 and 'tengra' at Tk 300-Tk 330 a kg on an average.
On the other hand, some vegetables like tomato and carrot were selling at previous high prices mainly due to off-season supply shortage, traders said.
Tomato and carrot sold at Tk 32 and Tk 40 per kg respectively.
However, potato remained steady and was selling at Tk 12 per kg.
Prices of other vegetables remained more or less steady last week. Long bean (borboty) was selling at Tk 18-20 per kg, brinjal at Tk 28-Tk 30 per kg, okra at Tk 20 per kg, potal at Tk 16-Tk 18 per kg and a medium size gourd at Tk 20-25 in the last week.
Sugar price witnessed the same trend in the local market and it was selling between Tk 42-Tk 44 per kg.
The prices of spices except garlic, however, were stable last week as prices of most of the spices remained steady.
Local garlic was selling at Tk 110 per kg, up from Tk 90-Tk 100 per kg.
Prices of rice, fish, local garlic, egg and poultry birds witnessed an upward trend in the city's kitchen markets last week, traders said.
Rice traders at Mohammadpur Krishi Market claimed that high prices of paddy were responsible for the recent hike of rice price. They blamed millers' competition for buying paddy which raised the prices of rice.
Prices of rice except Nazirshail went up by Tk 2-Tk 3 per kg at the retail level in the city, market operators said.
Minicate was selling at Tk 40 per kg against the earlier price of Tk 36-Tk 38 per kg while Nazirshail remained steady at Tk 38-Tk 44 per kg at the retail level.
IRRI was selling at Tk 28 per kg, Paizam at Tk 32-Tk 34 per kg, Guti at Tk 30 per kg and BR-28 at Tk 35 per kg at the retail level last week.
Prices of fish also were up in the city's kitchen markets for short supply caused by rain, market sources said.
A pair of small-size hilsa was selling at Tk 800-Tk 1000 and shrimp was priced at Tk 400-Tk 450 per kg a week ago.
'Ruhi' was selling at Tk 200-Tk 250 per kg which was Tk 160-Tk 200 per kg and 'katla' at Tk 190-Tk 230 per kg against Tk 180-Tk 220 per kg a week ago.
Pangas was selling at Tk 100-Tk 110 per kg against Tk 80-Tk 90 per kg a week earlier.
Small fish 'telapia' was priced at Tk 130-Tk 150, 'puti' at Tk 200-Tk 300 and 'tengra' at Tk 300-Tk 330 a kg on an average.
On the other hand, some vegetables like tomato and carrot were selling at previous high prices mainly due to off-season supply shortage, traders said.
Tomato and carrot sold at Tk 32 and Tk 40 per kg respectively.
However, potato remained steady and was selling at Tk 12 per kg.
Prices of other vegetables remained more or less steady last week. Long bean (borboty) was selling at Tk 18-20 per kg, brinjal at Tk 28-Tk 30 per kg, okra at Tk 20 per kg, potal at Tk 16-Tk 18 per kg and a medium size gourd at Tk 20-25 in the last week.
Sugar price witnessed the same trend in the local market and it was selling between Tk 42-Tk 44 per kg.
The prices of spices except garlic, however, were stable last week as prices of most of the spices remained steady.
Local garlic was selling at Tk 110 per kg, up from Tk 90-Tk 100 per kg.