Essential commodities prices on downward trend

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Economic Reporter :
Prices of most of the commodities were found falling trend in city’s different kitchen markets on Friday for supply of essential items.
The price of most of the commodities including flour (atta), fine flour (maida), sugar, pulses, chicken, onion, garlic and ginger has been reduced than before following lifting countrywide shutdown for two months since last week of March.
After the shutdown commenced on March 26, most of the commodities price is shot up at the retail markets in city due to the crisis of transportation and laborer, but huge commodity supply along with appearance of different seasonal fruits have played a key role in reducing pressure on the daily essentials and the price has started become normal, said the market insiders.
The commodity price is now starting to become normal as huge commodities are now appearing in the market after the shutdown, Mostafa, a trader of city’s Malibagh area. The price of different commodities was found downtrend while visiting city’s various markets including Malibagh, Gopibagh, Mugda and Maniknagar.
After the Eid, the price of packet flour per kg is reduced by Taka 3-7, now selling at Taka 30-35. The packet maida per kg is now being sold at Taka 40-45, reducing price Taka 2-3, said the traders.
The price of coarse variety red lentil is now selling at Taka 65-75, reducing price Taka 15 from its previous level of Taka 85-90 per kg.
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