Anisul Islam Noor :
Prices of kitchen items began to increase in the city ahead of the Ramzan to the dismay of the consumers, most of whom belong to the middle and the lower-middle income groups.
Chickpea price increased by six per cent (pc), grass pea (khesari) by 8 pc, local garlic by 29 pc, onion by 12 pc, muri by 8-10 pc and palm oil by 5.5 pc in last two weeks, but that of date and sugar remained unchanged, according to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM).
The prices of rice, beef, mutton and soybean oil are now 11-25 pc, 23 pc, 27 pc and 11-14 pc higher respectively compared with that during the corresponding period six months ago, TCB officials said.
Jony Alam, a trader of Shyambazar told the reporter that finest quality of chickpea price increased to Tk 2,950-Tk 2,975 a maund (37.32 kg) compared with Tk 2,650-Tk 2,700 10 days ago.
He said medium quality of chickpea is now selling at Tk 2,700-Tk 2,750 from Tk 2,500-2,550 a maund. The price might rise further, he said.
Palm oil prices also rose to Tk 2,700 a maund from Tk 2,600, he said.
Quality chickpea was selling at Tk 95-Tk 100 and medium quality at Tk 84 to Tk 90 a kg at retail markets in Dhaka city in the last seven days.
The price increased by Tk 4-Tk 5 at retail level in a week time and may increase further, said Abdul Mazid, a grocer of Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market.
According to the Price Monitoring and Forecasting Cell under the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), 0.303 million tonnes of chickpea were imported in the last 15 months against a demand for 0.08 million tonnes.
The price of chicken was Tk 155-Tk 165 per kg and of layer Tk 185-Tk 195 per kg on Friday.
Indigenous chicken was sold at Tk 390-Tk 420 per kg while Pakistani variety was traded for Tk 240-Tk 270 per kg. Beef and red meat price was Tk 490-Tk 500 and Tk 750-Tk 800 per
kg respectively. About 35,000 tonnes of date have been im The demand for onion was 2.2 million tonnes whereas production was 1.9 million tonnes during the current financial year.
Md Akhter Hossain, Chief Officer (commercial) of TCB said, “We have already imported 2,000 tonnes of lentil, 2,000 tonnes of Australian chickpea and 1,000 tonnes of soybean oil”.
“We have completed all formalities to buy 1,000 tonnes of sugar from the state-run mills” said Akhter Hossain. The process of importing date is going on and about 100 tonnes will reach the consumers in time.
Market monitoring teams will remain active to prevent any artificial shortage during the Ramadan, he said.
Additional Research Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem said as the country follows open market policy, the market is gradually being monopolized.
Coarse rice like Swarna and BR-11 were sold at Tk 40 to 44, Brridhan-28, Kajol Lota and Paijam at Tk 46 to Tk 50 per kg in the city’s rice markets at the weekend on Friday.
Miniket was selling at Tk 54 to 55, and Najirshail at Tk 54 to 56 in the city on Friday.
In Dhaka, onion was selling at Tk 27 to 32 per kg on Friday, garlic at Tk 100 to 120 and the imported one at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg.
Of the vegetables, brinjal was selling at Tk 40 to 50 per kg, bean at Tk 50 to 60, tomato at Tk 20 to 30, Sajina at Tk 60 to 80 per kg, potato at Tk 18 to 22, cucurbitaceous at Tk 70 to 80, Tk carrot at Tk 25 to 30, bitter gourd at Tk 50 to 60, cucumber at Tk 35 to 40, spone gourd at Tk 60 to 70, beat at Tk 70, papaya at Tk 25 to 30, french at Tk 60 to 70, snake gourd at Tk 40 to 50, okra at Tk 70, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 30 to 50 per piece, bottle gourd at Tk 40 to 50, ash gourd at Tk 35 to 45 per piece, cabbage at Tk 25 to 30, cauliflower at 25 to 30 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 120 per kg, green chilli at 50 to 60 kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 200 per kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 150 to 180 per kg and spinach Tk five per bundle. Lemon was selling at Tk seven to eight per piece.
In Dhaka, sheat (boal) was selling at Tk 550 to 700 per kg on Friday, cat fish at Tk 550 to 700 while cultivated cat fish (Shing) at Tk 350- 550 per kg, barbell (cultivated) at Tk 400 to 600, butter fish at Tk 250 to 300, lobster at Tk 480 to 600 kg, shrimp (River) at Tk 380 -520, 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 600, Ek-thota (Kaitta fish) at Tk 350 to Tk 400, Baila at Tk 450 to 600 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, medium size carp (katol) at Tk 230 -360 per kg.
Rupchanda, a brand of Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd (BOEL) was selling at Tk 107 (1 litre), Tk 212 (2 litre) and Tk 530 (five litre).
Prices of kitchen items began to increase in the city ahead of the Ramzan to the dismay of the consumers, most of whom belong to the middle and the lower-middle income groups.
Chickpea price increased by six per cent (pc), grass pea (khesari) by 8 pc, local garlic by 29 pc, onion by 12 pc, muri by 8-10 pc and palm oil by 5.5 pc in last two weeks, but that of date and sugar remained unchanged, according to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM).
The prices of rice, beef, mutton and soybean oil are now 11-25 pc, 23 pc, 27 pc and 11-14 pc higher respectively compared with that during the corresponding period six months ago, TCB officials said.
Jony Alam, a trader of Shyambazar told the reporter that finest quality of chickpea price increased to Tk 2,950-Tk 2,975 a maund (37.32 kg) compared with Tk 2,650-Tk 2,700 10 days ago.
He said medium quality of chickpea is now selling at Tk 2,700-Tk 2,750 from Tk 2,500-2,550 a maund. The price might rise further, he said.
Palm oil prices also rose to Tk 2,700 a maund from Tk 2,600, he said.
Quality chickpea was selling at Tk 95-Tk 100 and medium quality at Tk 84 to Tk 90 a kg at retail markets in Dhaka city in the last seven days.
The price increased by Tk 4-Tk 5 at retail level in a week time and may increase further, said Abdul Mazid, a grocer of Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market.
According to the Price Monitoring and Forecasting Cell under the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), 0.303 million tonnes of chickpea were imported in the last 15 months against a demand for 0.08 million tonnes.
The price of chicken was Tk 155-Tk 165 per kg and of layer Tk 185-Tk 195 per kg on Friday.
Indigenous chicken was sold at Tk 390-Tk 420 per kg while Pakistani variety was traded for Tk 240-Tk 270 per kg. Beef and red meat price was Tk 490-Tk 500 and Tk 750-Tk 800 per
kg respectively. About 35,000 tonnes of date have been im The demand for onion was 2.2 million tonnes whereas production was 1.9 million tonnes during the current financial year.
Md Akhter Hossain, Chief Officer (commercial) of TCB said, “We have already imported 2,000 tonnes of lentil, 2,000 tonnes of Australian chickpea and 1,000 tonnes of soybean oil”.
“We have completed all formalities to buy 1,000 tonnes of sugar from the state-run mills” said Akhter Hossain. The process of importing date is going on and about 100 tonnes will reach the consumers in time.
Market monitoring teams will remain active to prevent any artificial shortage during the Ramadan, he said.
Additional Research Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem said as the country follows open market policy, the market is gradually being monopolized.
Coarse rice like Swarna and BR-11 were sold at Tk 40 to 44, Brridhan-28, Kajol Lota and Paijam at Tk 46 to Tk 50 per kg in the city’s rice markets at the weekend on Friday.
Miniket was selling at Tk 54 to 55, and Najirshail at Tk 54 to 56 in the city on Friday.
In Dhaka, onion was selling at Tk 27 to 32 per kg on Friday, garlic at Tk 100 to 120 and the imported one at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg.
Of the vegetables, brinjal was selling at Tk 40 to 50 per kg, bean at Tk 50 to 60, tomato at Tk 20 to 30, Sajina at Tk 60 to 80 per kg, potato at Tk 18 to 22, cucurbitaceous at Tk 70 to 80, Tk carrot at Tk 25 to 30, bitter gourd at Tk 50 to 60, cucumber at Tk 35 to 40, spone gourd at Tk 60 to 70, beat at Tk 70, papaya at Tk 25 to 30, french at Tk 60 to 70, snake gourd at Tk 40 to 50, okra at Tk 70, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 30 to 50 per piece, bottle gourd at Tk 40 to 50, ash gourd at Tk 35 to 45 per piece, cabbage at Tk 25 to 30, cauliflower at 25 to 30 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 120 per kg, green chilli at 50 to 60 kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 200 per kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 150 to 180 per kg and spinach Tk five per bundle. Lemon was selling at Tk seven to eight per piece.
In Dhaka, sheat (boal) was selling at Tk 550 to 700 per kg on Friday, cat fish at Tk 550 to 700 while cultivated cat fish (Shing) at Tk 350- 550 per kg, barbell (cultivated) at Tk 400 to 600, butter fish at Tk 250 to 300, lobster at Tk 480 to 600 kg, shrimp (River) at Tk 380 -520, 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 600, Ek-thota (Kaitta fish) at Tk 350 to Tk 400, Baila at Tk 450 to 600 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, medium size carp (katol) at Tk 230 -360 per kg.
Rupchanda, a brand of Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd (BOEL) was selling at Tk 107 (1 litre), Tk 212 (2 litre) and Tk 530 (five litre).
