Prices of vegetables up, fish, chicken maintain high rates
Saturday, 17 April 2010
FE Report
Prices of some selected vegetables, especially brinjal, tomato and carrot marked an upward trend in the city markets while that of fish and chicken maintained their previous high during last week.
Brinjal was selling between Tk 30 and Tk 36 per kg Friday from the previous week's price of Tk 24 to 28 while tomato price shot up to Tk 15-Tk 20 per kg from Tk 12-Tk 14 just a week back.
On the other hand, the price of carrot also jumped to Tk 20-Tk 24 per kg from the previous Tk 12-Tk 14.
Market sources attributed such price hike to a declining trend in supply of the vegetables in the market.
"There has been a declining trend in the supplies of summer tomato, brinjal following off-season scarcity," a vegetable trader at city's Malibagh bazaar told the FE.
Some traders also claimed that the production of vegetables was being affected by the prevailing hot weather.
They, however, predicted a further rise in the prices of vegetables in the days ahead if the 'draught-like situation persists'.
On the other hand, prices of other vegetables including potato, long-beans, lady's fingers and 'chichinga' remained more or less steady during the last week.
Prices of most of the spices except onion also maintained their previous high rates in the city market.
Ginger was still selling at Tk 90 to Tk 110 per kg while local and imported garlic were selling between Tk 110-Tk 140 per kg respectively, trading sources said.
Prices of different kinds of fish and chicken, which marked a sharp upward trend a few weeks back primarily because of inadequate supplies, remained unchanged during the last week.
A medium size local 'ruhi' fish was selling between Tk 250 and Tk 350 per kg Friday while 'katla' fish ranged between Tk 200 and Tk 300 per kg compared to their previous prices of Tk 200-Tk 250 and Tk 180-250 per kg respectively.
A medium size local chicken was selling between Tk 180 and Tk 250 while the prices of beef and mutton were Tk 240-Tk 250 per kg and Tk 350-Tk 360 per kg respectively at the retail levels.
Although the price of Hilsa fish marked an unusual rise ahead of 'Pahela Baishakh', has come down again after the celebration of the first day of Bengali New Year.
Prices of some selected vegetables, especially brinjal, tomato and carrot marked an upward trend in the city markets while that of fish and chicken maintained their previous high during last week.
Brinjal was selling between Tk 30 and Tk 36 per kg Friday from the previous week's price of Tk 24 to 28 while tomato price shot up to Tk 15-Tk 20 per kg from Tk 12-Tk 14 just a week back.
On the other hand, the price of carrot also jumped to Tk 20-Tk 24 per kg from the previous Tk 12-Tk 14.
Market sources attributed such price hike to a declining trend in supply of the vegetables in the market.
"There has been a declining trend in the supplies of summer tomato, brinjal following off-season scarcity," a vegetable trader at city's Malibagh bazaar told the FE.
Some traders also claimed that the production of vegetables was being affected by the prevailing hot weather.
They, however, predicted a further rise in the prices of vegetables in the days ahead if the 'draught-like situation persists'.
On the other hand, prices of other vegetables including potato, long-beans, lady's fingers and 'chichinga' remained more or less steady during the last week.
Prices of most of the spices except onion also maintained their previous high rates in the city market.
Ginger was still selling at Tk 90 to Tk 110 per kg while local and imported garlic were selling between Tk 110-Tk 140 per kg respectively, trading sources said.
Prices of different kinds of fish and chicken, which marked a sharp upward trend a few weeks back primarily because of inadequate supplies, remained unchanged during the last week.
A medium size local 'ruhi' fish was selling between Tk 250 and Tk 350 per kg Friday while 'katla' fish ranged between Tk 200 and Tk 300 per kg compared to their previous prices of Tk 200-Tk 250 and Tk 180-250 per kg respectively.
A medium size local chicken was selling between Tk 180 and Tk 250 while the prices of beef and mutton were Tk 240-Tk 250 per kg and Tk 350-Tk 360 per kg respectively at the retail levels.
Although the price of Hilsa fish marked an unusual rise ahead of 'Pahela Baishakh', has come down again after the celebration of the first day of Bengali New Year.