Short supply: Fish prices soaring

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Anisul Islam Noor :
Prices of fish have gone up in the city’s kitchen markets at the weekend on Friday
In view of short supply, an impact of the BNP led alliance’s continued hartal and blockade programme.
Wholesale traders of Kawanbazar said, although there is little impact of the current political programme on the price of vegetables and rice, the fish price had gone up.
Talking with the reporter, Anower Hossain, a retired government official said, he paid Tk 350 for 500 grams of naturally grown climbing fish (koi) on Friday. As the price was higher than ever before, he had to cut short his requirement under duress.
Of the other fishes, Puti was selling at Tk 250 per kg, Kholisa at Tk 300, Chapila at Tk 400, cultivated koi at Tk 200, Fali Chanda (Rupchada) at Tk 1200, Chanda small at Tk 250, Cheh at Tk 450, walking fish (Shoal) at Tk 350, Eel at Tk 450, Meni at Tk 400, sheat (boal) at Tk 600 to 800 per kg, Ek-thota (Kaitta fish) at Tk 550, Coral Fish at 550, naturally grown Pangas at Tk 700, cultivated Pangas at Tk 170, Rajputi at Tk 450, Tilapia at Tk 180, Ruhit at Tk 350 per kg, medium size carp (katol) at Tk 250-300, big size katol at Tk 400 per kg, local variety of Cat fish (Shing) at Tk 500-900, barbel at Tk 800 per kg, big size shrimp at Tk 800-1000 and small shrimp at Tk 350-400 per kg.
Beef was selling at Tk 350 per kg at Shantipur of South Goran, red meat at Tk 500, a medium size of local cock at Tk 400 to 550 per piece and hen at Tk 300 to 340. The boiler chickens’ price stands at Tk 165 per kg, egg (chicken) was selling at Tk 32 per hali (4 pieces) and egg (duck) at Tk 38 to Tk 40.
At Karwan Bazar, bean was selling at Tk 25 to 30 per kg, tomato at Tk 20 to 25, tomato green at Tk 20, bitter gourd at Tk 50 to Tk 60, okra at Tk 50, cucumber at Tk 30 to 35, okra at Tk 40 to 50, papaya at Tk 15, potato at Tk 15, carrot at Tk 20, french at Tk 50, snake gourd at Tk 30 to 35, pumpkin (medium size)
Tk 40 to 50 per piece, cauliflower Tk 20 to 25, bottle gourd at Tk 40 to 50, ash gourd Tk 20 to 25, coriander leaves at Tk 100 per kg, green chilli at Tk 60 to 70, broccoli at Tk 30 per piece, China cabbage at Tk 35, buah bit at 50 per kg, at capsicum (red) at Tk 300 kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 200 to 220 per kg.
On Friday, the coarse rice was selling at Tk 36 to 38 per kg, pyjam at Tk 37 to Tk 39, Nazirshail brand of rice at Tk 50 to 56, Minicate at Tk 52-54, Pillau rice (Badsha bhog) at Tk 80 to Tk 100 and Kalojira at Tk 100 to Tk 115 only. Course flour at Tk40 per kg and 2 kg packet at Tk 75,
Five litres of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 490 to Tk 505. New varieties of onion were selling at Tk 45 to 50 per kg, imported onion at Tk 38, imported garlic was selling at Tk 90 to 100 per kg and local one at Tk 80. Imported ginger was selling at Tk 110 to 130, local produce at Tk 80 to Tk 90 only, lentil at Tk 130 and mash at Tk 110 kg only.
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