Anisul Islam Noor :
The price of vegetables, sugar and hilsha increased, but other commodities remained stable at the weekend on Friday.
Hilsha witnessed a hike on Friday by Tk 80 to Tk 120 per kg (medium size), and Tk 100 to Tk 200 per piece (bigger size).
A small and a medium size hilsha were sold at Tk 500 toTk 600 a kg and a one (900 grams +) was selling at Tk 700 to 800 per kilo.
On the other hand, sugar prices increased to Tk 73-Tk 75 per kg at retail markets from Tk 68-Tk 70 a kg.
Rafiq Uddin, a grocer of Karwan Bazar said that wholesale prices of sugar increased by Tk 150 to Tk 160 per 50 kg sack in last two weeks.
“I bought a sack of sugar at Tk 3,520 from Moulvibazar wholesale on Thursday evening,” he said.
President of Bangladesh Sugar Merchants Association, a platform of wholesalers Sher Mohammad said it cost them Tk 68 to Tk 69 per kg at mill-gate marking an increase by Tk 12 a kg in last three weeks. The price of the item is likely to increase further as the refiners proposed to
the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) for further raising the mill-gate rate to Tk 70 per kg from Sunday, BTC officials said.
Executive Secretary of the Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association A. H.M Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury said, the production cost of refiners is Tk 71.85 per kg in view of the price surge in the global market and high import duty.
He said prices of sugar surged to $560 to $570 from $400 to $450 a tonne a few months ago.
The association has proposed to the BTC for fixing mill-gate price at Tk 70 a kg, he said, since the refiners are paying a total of Tk 20.35 import duty per kg sugar.
Of vegetables, different varieties of brinjal increased to Tk 50 to Tk 70 per kg from Tk 30 toTk 50 per kg in a week ago. Good quality long brinjal was selling at Tk 60-Tk 70 on Thursday while medium quality at Tk 50-55 a kg.
The wholesalers of Karwan Bazar claimed that short supply of brinjal influenced them to increase its price as the season of brinjal is about to end.
He said the brinjal prices increased to Tk 40 toTk 42 a kg at Narsingdi, Gazipur and Manikganj districts which they were selling at Tk 45 to Tk 46 a kg to retailers.
He said the early winter variety of brinjal will hit markets in next two weeks which might help reduce prices.
The green chilli was selling at Tk 120 to Tk 140 per kg, bean at Tk 90 to 110 per kg (based on quality), tomato at Tk 100, cucumber at Tk 60 to 70, french, pointed gourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd and bitter gourd were selling between Tk 40 to 50 per kg. Ash gourd was selling at Tk 30 to 40 per piece, gourd per piece at Tk 50 to 60, cabbage at Tk 30 cauliflower at 25 to 30 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 400 per kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 550 kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 400 to 450 per kg.
Prices of local garlic and onion declined by Tk 10 and Tk two per kg last week respectively. The imported onion prices also witnessed a reduction by Tk two Tk four per kg. Both imported and local garlic were selling at Tk 170 to Tk 180 per kg, ginger at Tk 90 to Tk 100 per kg, onion local at Tk 40 to 42 per kg, Onion hybrid at Tk 24 kg.
Five liters of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 485, Rupchanda (two litres) at Tk 188, and loose super palm oil at 78 per liter, molasses at Tk 70 to 120 and flattened rice at Tk 70 to 90, the red lentil at Tk 140 per kg, while the imported lentil at Tk 155 kg and mash at 130 per kg.
The coarse rice price increased by Tk two to three per kg. BR-28 was selling at Tk 35 to 36 per kg from Tk 32 to 34, Pyjam at Tk 40 to 42 kg, Nazirshail brand of rice at Tk 44 to 52 kg, Minicate at Tk 42 to 48 per kg, Kattari bhog at Tk 75, Pillau rice (Badsha bhog) at Tk 90 to 120 kg and Kalijira at Tk 115 to 130 kg only. Coarse flour was selling at Tk40 per kg and a 2-kg packet at Tk 75.
The price of vegetables, sugar and hilsha increased, but other commodities remained stable at the weekend on Friday.
Hilsha witnessed a hike on Friday by Tk 80 to Tk 120 per kg (medium size), and Tk 100 to Tk 200 per piece (bigger size).
A small and a medium size hilsha were sold at Tk 500 toTk 600 a kg and a one (900 grams +) was selling at Tk 700 to 800 per kilo.
On the other hand, sugar prices increased to Tk 73-Tk 75 per kg at retail markets from Tk 68-Tk 70 a kg.
Rafiq Uddin, a grocer of Karwan Bazar said that wholesale prices of sugar increased by Tk 150 to Tk 160 per 50 kg sack in last two weeks.
“I bought a sack of sugar at Tk 3,520 from Moulvibazar wholesale on Thursday evening,” he said.
President of Bangladesh Sugar Merchants Association, a platform of wholesalers Sher Mohammad said it cost them Tk 68 to Tk 69 per kg at mill-gate marking an increase by Tk 12 a kg in last three weeks. The price of the item is likely to increase further as the refiners proposed to
the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) for further raising the mill-gate rate to Tk 70 per kg from Sunday, BTC officials said.
Executive Secretary of the Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association A. H.M Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury said, the production cost of refiners is Tk 71.85 per kg in view of the price surge in the global market and high import duty.
He said prices of sugar surged to $560 to $570 from $400 to $450 a tonne a few months ago.
The association has proposed to the BTC for fixing mill-gate price at Tk 70 a kg, he said, since the refiners are paying a total of Tk 20.35 import duty per kg sugar.
Of vegetables, different varieties of brinjal increased to Tk 50 to Tk 70 per kg from Tk 30 toTk 50 per kg in a week ago. Good quality long brinjal was selling at Tk 60-Tk 70 on Thursday while medium quality at Tk 50-55 a kg.
The wholesalers of Karwan Bazar claimed that short supply of brinjal influenced them to increase its price as the season of brinjal is about to end.
He said the brinjal prices increased to Tk 40 toTk 42 a kg at Narsingdi, Gazipur and Manikganj districts which they were selling at Tk 45 to Tk 46 a kg to retailers.
He said the early winter variety of brinjal will hit markets in next two weeks which might help reduce prices.
The green chilli was selling at Tk 120 to Tk 140 per kg, bean at Tk 90 to 110 per kg (based on quality), tomato at Tk 100, cucumber at Tk 60 to 70, french, pointed gourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd and bitter gourd were selling between Tk 40 to 50 per kg. Ash gourd was selling at Tk 30 to 40 per piece, gourd per piece at Tk 50 to 60, cabbage at Tk 30 cauliflower at 25 to 30 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 400 per kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 550 kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 400 to 450 per kg.
Prices of local garlic and onion declined by Tk 10 and Tk two per kg last week respectively. The imported onion prices also witnessed a reduction by Tk two Tk four per kg. Both imported and local garlic were selling at Tk 170 to Tk 180 per kg, ginger at Tk 90 to Tk 100 per kg, onion local at Tk 40 to 42 per kg, Onion hybrid at Tk 24 kg.
Five liters of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 485, Rupchanda (two litres) at Tk 188, and loose super palm oil at 78 per liter, molasses at Tk 70 to 120 and flattened rice at Tk 70 to 90, the red lentil at Tk 140 per kg, while the imported lentil at Tk 155 kg and mash at 130 per kg.
The coarse rice price increased by Tk two to three per kg. BR-28 was selling at Tk 35 to 36 per kg from Tk 32 to 34, Pyjam at Tk 40 to 42 kg, Nazirshail brand of rice at Tk 44 to 52 kg, Minicate at Tk 42 to 48 per kg, Kattari bhog at Tk 75, Pillau rice (Badsha bhog) at Tk 90 to 120 kg and Kalijira at Tk 115 to 130 kg only. Coarse flour was selling at Tk40 per kg and a 2-kg packet at Tk 75.
