Staff Reporter :
Though the price of essential commodities this week remained almost unchanged in the city’s kitchen markets, the potato farmers apprehend losses due to intervention by the middlemen and short of spaces in the cold storages across the country.
A producer said, the production cost of potato on one bigha of land is Tk 14,000 to 15,000, but the sale price is at Tk 2,000 to 2,500 only. “We are unable to preserve our entire produces for want of sufficient spaces in the cold storages. Alternatively we are preserving our potatoes at homes risking early rot,” said he.
Of the rice, Minicate was selling at Tk 50 to 52 per kilogram, nazirshail at Tk 50 to 53, Lata at Tk 40-42, BR-28 at Tk 42 to 46, coarse variety at Tk 38 to 42 and aromatic rice at Tk95 to 120 and Swarna at Tk 35 to 37 per kilo, traders said.
The local onion was selling at Tk 28 to 30 per kilo and imported one at Tk 25 to 26. The Chinese garlic was selling at Tk 80 and the local one at Tk 70. Ginger (local) was selling at Tk 120 and the imported one at Tk 150 per kilo only.
Of vegetables, newly arrival horse radish (Sajna) and cucumber were selling at Tk 180 to 180 and Tk40 per kilo respectively at South Goran, at Tk 180 and Tk35 at Karwan Bazar and at Tk220 and Tk45 to 50 at Gulshan.
Parbal was selling at Tk 75 to 80 per kg, balsam apple at Tk 70 to 85, green chilli at Tk 60 to 70, bean at Tk 25 to 30, brinjal at Tk 50 to 60, snake gourd at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 60 to 70, french at Tk 50, okra Tk 50 to 60, cucumber at Tk 25 to 35, tomato at Tk 30, potato at Tk 10 to 14, carrot at Tk 25 to 30, radish at Tk 16, turnip at Tk 25, pea at 40 to 50, cauliflower at Tk 20 to 30 per piece, cabbage at Tk 20 per piece, teasel gourd at Tk 60, zucchini at
Tk 50 to 60, gourd at Tk40 to 60 based on size and coriander leaves at Tk 100 per kg.
As for fish, barbal and the scorpion fish were selling at Tk 700 to Tk 800 per kilo each, ruhit at Tk 280 to 450, carp at Tk 230 to Tk 400, lobster at Tk 1,000 to 1,200, pangas at Tk 170 to 200, tilapia at Tk 180 to Tk 230, mala for Tk 250, climbing fish at Tk 250 to 600, lata at Tk 200 to Tk 300, tatkini at Tk 230 to Tk 250, sheat fish at Tk 300 to Tk 500, small fry fish for Tk 250 and butter fish at Tk 660 to Tk 700. Sea fishes Marcel at Tk250 to 270, Surma fish at Tk280 to 340 and Hilsh medium size was selling at Tk600 to 800. Besides, the price of different kinds of dry fishes also increased by about Tk 20 to 50 per kg.
The boiler was selling at Tk 160 to 170 per kilo and the chicken at Tk 400 to 550 per kg. But beef and red meat price remained unchanged selling at Tk 290 to Tk 300 per kg and at Tk 400-450 respectively.
The price of different varieties of red lentil also rose by Tk four per kg and it was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 135. Mash sells at Tk 84, gram at Tk 70 and green gram at Tk 120.
The price of bottled soybean oil (five liters) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soybean oil was retailing at Tk 114-118 per liter.
Though the price of essential commodities this week remained almost unchanged in the city’s kitchen markets, the potato farmers apprehend losses due to intervention by the middlemen and short of spaces in the cold storages across the country.
A producer said, the production cost of potato on one bigha of land is Tk 14,000 to 15,000, but the sale price is at Tk 2,000 to 2,500 only. “We are unable to preserve our entire produces for want of sufficient spaces in the cold storages. Alternatively we are preserving our potatoes at homes risking early rot,” said he.
Of the rice, Minicate was selling at Tk 50 to 52 per kilogram, nazirshail at Tk 50 to 53, Lata at Tk 40-42, BR-28 at Tk 42 to 46, coarse variety at Tk 38 to 42 and aromatic rice at Tk95 to 120 and Swarna at Tk 35 to 37 per kilo, traders said.
The local onion was selling at Tk 28 to 30 per kilo and imported one at Tk 25 to 26. The Chinese garlic was selling at Tk 80 and the local one at Tk 70. Ginger (local) was selling at Tk 120 and the imported one at Tk 150 per kilo only.
Of vegetables, newly arrival horse radish (Sajna) and cucumber were selling at Tk 180 to 180 and Tk40 per kilo respectively at South Goran, at Tk 180 and Tk35 at Karwan Bazar and at Tk220 and Tk45 to 50 at Gulshan.
Parbal was selling at Tk 75 to 80 per kg, balsam apple at Tk 70 to 85, green chilli at Tk 60 to 70, bean at Tk 25 to 30, brinjal at Tk 50 to 60, snake gourd at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 60 to 70, french at Tk 50, okra Tk 50 to 60, cucumber at Tk 25 to 35, tomato at Tk 30, potato at Tk 10 to 14, carrot at Tk 25 to 30, radish at Tk 16, turnip at Tk 25, pea at 40 to 50, cauliflower at Tk 20 to 30 per piece, cabbage at Tk 20 per piece, teasel gourd at Tk 60, zucchini at
Tk 50 to 60, gourd at Tk40 to 60 based on size and coriander leaves at Tk 100 per kg.
As for fish, barbal and the scorpion fish were selling at Tk 700 to Tk 800 per kilo each, ruhit at Tk 280 to 450, carp at Tk 230 to Tk 400, lobster at Tk 1,000 to 1,200, pangas at Tk 170 to 200, tilapia at Tk 180 to Tk 230, mala for Tk 250, climbing fish at Tk 250 to 600, lata at Tk 200 to Tk 300, tatkini at Tk 230 to Tk 250, sheat fish at Tk 300 to Tk 500, small fry fish for Tk 250 and butter fish at Tk 660 to Tk 700. Sea fishes Marcel at Tk250 to 270, Surma fish at Tk280 to 340 and Hilsh medium size was selling at Tk600 to 800. Besides, the price of different kinds of dry fishes also increased by about Tk 20 to 50 per kg.
The boiler was selling at Tk 160 to 170 per kilo and the chicken at Tk 400 to 550 per kg. But beef and red meat price remained unchanged selling at Tk 290 to Tk 300 per kg and at Tk 400-450 respectively.
The price of different varieties of red lentil also rose by Tk four per kg and it was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 135. Mash sells at Tk 84, gram at Tk 70 and green gram at Tk 120.
The price of bottled soybean oil (five liters) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soybean oil was retailing at Tk 114-118 per liter.
