Rice, edible oil, lentil prices go up in city markets
Saturday, 12 December 2009
FE Report
Prices of rice, edible oil, lentil and imported onion went up last week while prices of vegetables fell in the city markets.
According to retailers in different rice markets in the city, prices of the food grain were up by Tk 2-5 per kg.
The 'minicate' rice was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg, up from Tk 32-35 per kg of a week ago.
'Nazirshail' was selling at Tk 37- 48 per kg against the previous week's price of Tk 35-45 per kg on an average.
The coarse rice including BR-28 was selling at Tk 30 per kg, up by Tk 2, Pari at Tk 28 against the previous week's Tk 25-26 and IRRI Tk 23 against Tk 18 per kg on an average.
Prices of brand and non-brand edible oil further went up, market sources said. Rupchanda in five-litre can was selling at Tk 444, up by Tk 4 from the earlier price of Tk 440. Teer was selling at Tk 430 against Tk 420 and Fresh Tk 415 against Tk 400 on an average.
Non-brand edible oil such as palm oil, super palm and soybean was selling at Tk 85-95 per litre, up by Tk 5.
Traders said the prices of local lentil again went up at the retail level.
On Friday, a kilo of local lentil was sold at Tk 130 against Tk 120 a kg of last week. The imported Indian, Nepalese and Turkish varieties were selling at Tk 95-100 per kg.
The price of imported Indian onion also rose by Tk 2 as the imports from that country fell in recent times due to natural calamities there. The Indian variety was sold at Tk 50-Tk 52 per kg, while the previous price was Tk 50.
However, there was a scarcity of the local variety in the market and the variety was selling at Tk 60 per kg, sources said.
At the retail level the prices of local garlic increased while the imported variety was steady. The local garlic was selling at Tk 120 per kg against Tk 110 and the imported item at Tk 90 per kg.
Prices of both local and imported Chinese ginger witnessed a downward trend in the city's kitchen market.
The local ginger was selling at Tk 80 against Tk 110 and the imported item was available at Tk 70 per kg, down from Tk 90 per kg.
Potato was selling at Tk 35 per kg and fresh potato Tk 42 to Tk 46 per kg.
However, brand and non-brand sugar was steady at Tk 52-55 a kg at the retail level in the capital.
The prices of every four red farm eggs came down to Tk 24 from Tk 26 while the local eggs were stable at Tk 30.
Prices of all the vegetables fell as they were aplenty in the city's kitchen markets.
The price of green chili decreased to Tk 16 from Tk 35 per kg and khira, a variety of small cucumber, fell to Tk 20 from Tk 24 per kg.
Brinjal was sold at Tk 20-Tk 22, carrot Tk 40 per kg, potal Tk 30, tomato Tk 40, papaya Tk 12-16, bean Tk 24-26, bitter gourd Tk 30 per kg, a medium-size cauliflower Tk 18-Tk 20, a medium-size cabbage Tk 15 to Tk 20 and a medium-size gourd Tk 20-Tk 25.
A pair of medium size Hilsha fishes were selling at Tk 600-Tk 700.
Shrimp was priced between Tk 300 and Tk 400 per kg and Kachki and Telapia Tk 80-100 per kg on an average.
However, Pangas was steady at Tk 90-100, Katla Tk 200 and poya Tk 180 per kg.
Other local fishes like puti were selling at Tk 100 a kg, tengra Tk 150 and local magur Tk 500-600 a kg on an average.
Prices of rice, edible oil, lentil and imported onion went up last week while prices of vegetables fell in the city markets.
According to retailers in different rice markets in the city, prices of the food grain were up by Tk 2-5 per kg.
The 'minicate' rice was selling at Tk 35-36 per kg, up from Tk 32-35 per kg of a week ago.
'Nazirshail' was selling at Tk 37- 48 per kg against the previous week's price of Tk 35-45 per kg on an average.
The coarse rice including BR-28 was selling at Tk 30 per kg, up by Tk 2, Pari at Tk 28 against the previous week's Tk 25-26 and IRRI Tk 23 against Tk 18 per kg on an average.
Prices of brand and non-brand edible oil further went up, market sources said. Rupchanda in five-litre can was selling at Tk 444, up by Tk 4 from the earlier price of Tk 440. Teer was selling at Tk 430 against Tk 420 and Fresh Tk 415 against Tk 400 on an average.
Non-brand edible oil such as palm oil, super palm and soybean was selling at Tk 85-95 per litre, up by Tk 5.
Traders said the prices of local lentil again went up at the retail level.
On Friday, a kilo of local lentil was sold at Tk 130 against Tk 120 a kg of last week. The imported Indian, Nepalese and Turkish varieties were selling at Tk 95-100 per kg.
The price of imported Indian onion also rose by Tk 2 as the imports from that country fell in recent times due to natural calamities there. The Indian variety was sold at Tk 50-Tk 52 per kg, while the previous price was Tk 50.
However, there was a scarcity of the local variety in the market and the variety was selling at Tk 60 per kg, sources said.
At the retail level the prices of local garlic increased while the imported variety was steady. The local garlic was selling at Tk 120 per kg against Tk 110 and the imported item at Tk 90 per kg.
Prices of both local and imported Chinese ginger witnessed a downward trend in the city's kitchen market.
The local ginger was selling at Tk 80 against Tk 110 and the imported item was available at Tk 70 per kg, down from Tk 90 per kg.
Potato was selling at Tk 35 per kg and fresh potato Tk 42 to Tk 46 per kg.
However, brand and non-brand sugar was steady at Tk 52-55 a kg at the retail level in the capital.
The prices of every four red farm eggs came down to Tk 24 from Tk 26 while the local eggs were stable at Tk 30.
Prices of all the vegetables fell as they were aplenty in the city's kitchen markets.
The price of green chili decreased to Tk 16 from Tk 35 per kg and khira, a variety of small cucumber, fell to Tk 20 from Tk 24 per kg.
Brinjal was sold at Tk 20-Tk 22, carrot Tk 40 per kg, potal Tk 30, tomato Tk 40, papaya Tk 12-16, bean Tk 24-26, bitter gourd Tk 30 per kg, a medium-size cauliflower Tk 18-Tk 20, a medium-size cabbage Tk 15 to Tk 20 and a medium-size gourd Tk 20-Tk 25.
A pair of medium size Hilsha fishes were selling at Tk 600-Tk 700.
Shrimp was priced between Tk 300 and Tk 400 per kg and Kachki and Telapia Tk 80-100 per kg on an average.
However, Pangas was steady at Tk 90-100, Katla Tk 200 and poya Tk 180 per kg.
Other local fishes like puti were selling at Tk 100 a kg, tengra Tk 150 and local magur Tk 500-600 a kg on an average.