Prices of most of essential items unchanged
Saturday, 25 October 2008
FE Report
Prices of most of the essential commodities including rice and edible oil remained unchanged but price of salt increased by Tk1-Tk 2 per kg in the city's retail market over the past one week.
Besides, prices of poultry bird declined by Tk 5 per kg. During the last week, poultry birds were selling at Tk 105 per kg at the retail level of the city. A dozen of eggs were selling at Tk 78.
Prices of salt increased because the producers increased the price to Tk 18 per kg from its previous rate of Tk15-Tk16.
According to traders in the city's local markets, prices of vegetables would not decline until the supply of winter vegetables starts in full swing in the retail markets. Supply from rural areas, they said, could also become normal within a month.
Prices of a number of vegetables, including ladies' finger, brinjal and cowpea were at Tk 30 per kg, Tk 35-Tk48 per kg and Tk 30 per kg respectively, according to the traders of city's retail markets.
Cucumber was being sold at Tk 60 per kg while tomato at Tk 75-Tk80 per kg. Potal at Tk 22-Tk 24, carrot Tk 30-Tk35, radish at Tk24-Tk 28, bitter gourd at Tk 30 and potato Tk 15-Tk 16 per kg. Bean was selling at Tk 80 per kg and green chilli at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg while green banana were selling at Tk 20 (four pieces) in the city's local markets.
Apart from this, following the reports published recently in different dailies about presence of melamine in powdered milk. Prices of all brands of liquid milk remained unchanged. Milk vita was selling at Tk 48 per liter.
According to traders, coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28 and pari, were selling at Tk 39-Tk 41 per kg and Tk 35-Tk 36 per kg against Tk 38-Tk 39 per kg and Tk 32-Tk 34 per kg in the previous week. Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 40-Tk 42 per kg and nazirshail at Tk 36-Tk 48 per kg.
At wholesale level, the minicate variety of rice was Tk 1450 -Tk 1500 per maund (37.300 kg) and the nazirshail variety Tk 1450-Tk 1650 per maund during the last week, remaining unchanged at their previous rates, traders in Babubazar and Noyabazar said.
Besides, prices of BR-28, widely consumed by low-income people, was Tk 1300-Tk 1320 per maund and pari Tk 1200- Tk1250 per maund (37.300 kg) remaining unchanged from the prices of the previous week at the wholesale level.
But prices of non-brand edible oil including soyabean oil and super palm oil in the retail level remained almost unchanged at their previous rate, ranging between Tk 98-Tk 102 per kg and Tk 60- Tk 64 per kg respectively.
During the same week, edible oil of different brands of five-litre cans was selling at Tk 520- Tk 540.
During the same period, they said, local onion was selling at Tk 28- Tk 30 per kg one week back while the prices of imported Indian onion at Tk 18-Tk 20 per kg at the city's retail market in the previous week. Garlic was selling at Tk 35 per kg.
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. Local lentil was selling at Tk 108-Tk110 and imported at Tk 88- Tk 90
In the past one week, prices of sugar remained unchanged at Tk 33-Tk 34 per kg.
Market sources said price of beef remained unchanged and a kg of beef was selling at Tk 220. Mutton was selling between Tk 280-Tk350 per kg in the city's retail outlets, during the last week.
Prices of most of the essential commodities including rice and edible oil remained unchanged but price of salt increased by Tk1-Tk 2 per kg in the city's retail market over the past one week.
Besides, prices of poultry bird declined by Tk 5 per kg. During the last week, poultry birds were selling at Tk 105 per kg at the retail level of the city. A dozen of eggs were selling at Tk 78.
Prices of salt increased because the producers increased the price to Tk 18 per kg from its previous rate of Tk15-Tk16.
According to traders in the city's local markets, prices of vegetables would not decline until the supply of winter vegetables starts in full swing in the retail markets. Supply from rural areas, they said, could also become normal within a month.
Prices of a number of vegetables, including ladies' finger, brinjal and cowpea were at Tk 30 per kg, Tk 35-Tk48 per kg and Tk 30 per kg respectively, according to the traders of city's retail markets.
Cucumber was being sold at Tk 60 per kg while tomato at Tk 75-Tk80 per kg. Potal at Tk 22-Tk 24, carrot Tk 30-Tk35, radish at Tk24-Tk 28, bitter gourd at Tk 30 and potato Tk 15-Tk 16 per kg. Bean was selling at Tk 80 per kg and green chilli at Tk 70-Tk 80 per kg while green banana were selling at Tk 20 (four pieces) in the city's local markets.
Apart from this, following the reports published recently in different dailies about presence of melamine in powdered milk. Prices of all brands of liquid milk remained unchanged. Milk vita was selling at Tk 48 per liter.
According to traders, coarse varieties of rice, especially BR-28 and pari, were selling at Tk 39-Tk 41 per kg and Tk 35-Tk 36 per kg against Tk 38-Tk 39 per kg and Tk 32-Tk 34 per kg in the previous week. Minicate variety of rice was selling at Tk 40-Tk 42 per kg and nazirshail at Tk 36-Tk 48 per kg.
At wholesale level, the minicate variety of rice was Tk 1450 -Tk 1500 per maund (37.300 kg) and the nazirshail variety Tk 1450-Tk 1650 per maund during the last week, remaining unchanged at their previous rates, traders in Babubazar and Noyabazar said.
Besides, prices of BR-28, widely consumed by low-income people, was Tk 1300-Tk 1320 per maund and pari Tk 1200- Tk1250 per maund (37.300 kg) remaining unchanged from the prices of the previous week at the wholesale level.
But prices of non-brand edible oil including soyabean oil and super palm oil in the retail level remained almost unchanged at their previous rate, ranging between Tk 98-Tk 102 per kg and Tk 60- Tk 64 per kg respectively.
During the same week, edible oil of different brands of five-litre cans was selling at Tk 520- Tk 540.
During the same period, they said, local onion was selling at Tk 28- Tk 30 per kg one week back while the prices of imported Indian onion at Tk 18-Tk 20 per kg at the city's retail market in the previous week. Garlic was selling at Tk 35 per kg.
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. Local lentil was selling at Tk 108-Tk110 and imported at Tk 88- Tk 90
In the past one week, prices of sugar remained unchanged at Tk 33-Tk 34 per kg.
Market sources said price of beef remained unchanged and a kg of beef was selling at Tk 220. Mutton was selling between Tk 280-Tk350 per kg in the city's retail outlets, during the last week.