Further rise in rice price apprehended

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Staff Reporter :
The price of medium quality of Nazirsail price increased by Tk. seven in the month of May to the dismay of the consumers. A shopkeeper of South Goran under Khilgaon PS while speaking with this reporter apprehended further rise in view of natural calamities striking the northern and the southern parts of the country.
It now sells at Tk 55 per kilogram in the area, while BR-28 at Tk 48 only. The Swarna rice was selling at Tk 50 to 52 per kg in different city markets rising by Tk 2.0-Tk 3.0. Present price of the coarse variety is an all-time high.
Fine variety of Miniket was selling at Tk 57 to 62 per kg. The trader, however, said there would be no supply crisis and, therefore, the price would come down before the Eid-ul-Fitr. So, there is no reason of becoming startled.
On the other hand, the supply and the prices of different kinds of vegetables and fish remain almost unchanged in the city’s kitchen markets at the weekend on Friday.
Of the vegetables, brinjal was selling at Tk 50 to 60 per kg, tomato at Tk 50 to 60, Sajina at Tk 100 per kg, potato at Tk 20 to 25, cucurbitaceous at Tk 60 to 70, Tk carrot at Tk 40 to 50, bitter gourd at Tk 40 to 50, cucumber at Tk 30 to 40, spone gourd at Tk 60 to 70, green papaya at Tk 45 to 50, french at Tk 60 to 70, snake gourd at Tk 40 to 50, okra at Tk 40, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 50 to 60 per piece, bottle gourd at Tk 40 to 50, ash gourd at Tk 35 to 45 per piece, cauliflower at 30 to 35 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 220 per kg, green chilli at 60 to 70 kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 250 per kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 200 to 220 per kg. Lemon was selling at Tk seven to eight per piece.
Of fishes, catfish was selling at Tk 650 to 800 while cultivated catfish (Shing) at Tk 500- 550 per kg, barbell (cultivated) at Tk 600 to 800, butter fish at Tk 250 to 300,
sheat (boal) was selling at Tk 550 to 700 per kg on Friday, lobster at Tk 500 to 650 kg, shrimp (River) at Tk 400 -550, puti at Tk 250 per kg, cultivated
koi at Tk 140 to 180 per kg, Fali Chanda (Rupchanda) at Tk 750 to 800 per kg, walking fish (Shoal) at Tk 500 per kg, lata fish at Tk 200 to 250 and Eel at Tk 600 per kg, batashi at Tk 450 to 550 per kg, koi (river) at Tk 450, Aire fish at Tk 500 to 600 per kg, pabda at Tk 750, Ek-thota (Kaitta fish) at Tk 350 to Tk 400, Baila at Tk 500 to 700 per kg, coral fish at Tk 550 kg, river Pangas at Tk 350 per kg, cultivated Pangas at Tk 130 per kg, Rajputi at Tk 300 per kg, Telapia at Tk 140 to Tk 200 per kg, Ruhit at Tk 250 to Tk 380 per kg, and medium size carp (katol) at Tk 230 -360 per kg.
Beef was selling at Tk 480-Tk 520 per kg and red meat at Tk750 to 800 per kg, poultry chicken was selling at Tk 170 to 175 per kg. Egg local at Tk 60 per hali (four pieces), farm egg at Tk35 hali, and egg (duck) at Tk 48 per hali.
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