Prices of lentil and chilli went up while loose soybean oil decreased on Friday compared with a week ago, traders said. However, normalcy returned to the city kitchen markets.
Heavy crowd was seen in the kitchen markets on the day like usual days as most of the people came back to the capital after the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.
Prices of vegetables showed a mixed trend--- prices of few items increased and few decreased on Friday compared to the prices of a week ago, retailers said.
Maintaining a stable price range for the last two months, lentil prices increased by Tk6-10 at per kg in last seven days, traders said.
Lentil was sold at Tk106-110 per kg (finer) and Tk78-84 (course) per kg on Friday, which was Tk98-100 and Tk72-80 per kg respectively seven days back.
"Lentil prices were even stable in the holy month of Ramadan when other pulse varieties prices marked fresh hike," Md Shafiq, a retailer at Nowabganjbazar, in the older part of the city said.
The prices have increased in the wholesale market in the city, which has caused the hike, he said.
"Price of Nepalese lentil was Tk3810-3840 per maund (37.32 kg) on Friday at Moulovibazar wholesale which was between Tk3550 and 3580 seven days back," he said.
Hazi Shafi, President of Moulvibazar Dal Baboshayee Samity, an association of pulse traders in the city, said import cost increased in June-July period.
He said the price increased slightly both at the wholesale and retail recently.
Prices of green chilli, which reduced notably after the month of Ramadan, shot up again by 50-60 per cent in last three days as price reached Tk110 (hybrid) and Tk120-130 (indigenous) per kg in the kitchen markets which was Tk70-75 and Tk80-90 per kg respectively four days back, according to the retails in the city's kitchen markets.
Traders said the prices increased due to heavy rainfall that disrupted supply and damaged many farms in the chilli growing hubs in the country.
Loose soybean oil price reduced by Tk4-6 per litre in different kitchen markets and was sold at Tk98-100 per litre.
Prices of bottled soybean oil of recognised brands were static on Friday.
Price of Hilsa fish saw a slight increase but other fish prices were stable on the day.
Brinjal prices witnessed further fall. Different varieties of brinjal were sold at Tk30-40 per kg-a Tk5-10 reduction in a week.
Gourd species like pointed, ridge, sponge prices reduced by Tk4-5 per kg while prices of bitter gourd, mukhi kochu (a tuber crop), prices increased by Tk10-15 per kg in a week.
Local bean, tomato, and radish---three off season vegetable items were also present in the kitchen markets. Bean was sold at Tk120 per kg while radish at Tk45-50 per kg and tomato at Tk110-130 per kg.
Other commodity prices were more or less stable.
Lentil, chilli up as loose soybean oil down
FE Report | Published: August 09, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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