Prices up in kitchen markers in city

FE ReportPrices of almost all essentials including edible oil, sugar and fish maintained the earlier trend except onion in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. The government is likely to reset the edible oil prices tomorrow (Sunday), as traders are selling soybean oil at prices higher than the rate fixed earlier. Refiners increased the prices of bottled soybean oil without informing the government prior to the price hike in line with the law. According to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) a litre of loose soybean oil was sold at Tk 124-128 up by 11 per cent in a month and 32.63 per cent in a year. But market survey in different kitchen markets revealed that loose soybean was sold between Tk 132-136 per litre. Prices of one litre bottled soybean of different brands ranged from Tk 125 to 128, two litre bottle at Tk 248-252 and five litre containers between Tk 605 and 625 which was Tk 123, Tk 244-248 and Tk 590-600 respectively earlier this month. Sugar prices ranged between Tk 56 and Tk 60 per kg. A unit of four pieces of egg was sold at Tk 26-28. But prices of broiler chicken increased to Tk 120-130 per kg which was Tk110-120 in the previous week. Prices of ginger and garlic remained stable while that of onion decreased. Local variety of onion was selling at Tk 20-22 per kg down from Tk 20-26 and the Indian variety at Tk 15-20 per kg down from Tk 20-24 in the previous week. Garlic ranged between Tk 35-45 per kg and ginger at Tk 50-60 per kg. Prices of rice remained stable during the last week. Minicate was selling at Tk 38-46, Nazirshail at Tk 45-54, BR 28 at Tk 34-36, Paizam at Tk 35-36 and IRRI at Tk 32-35 per kg. Loose Atta was selling between Tk 28 and Tk 30 per kg while prices of two-kg packages ranged from Tk 65 to Tk 66. Flour (Maida) maintained the earlier high trend and loose variety was sold at Tk 38-42 per kg and packed variety at Tk 92 for a two kg packet.