Staff Reporter :
The price of rice, fish, onion, garlic, green chilli and vegetables increased, while that of loose soybean decreased, slightly in the city markets at the weekend on Friday.
The people of fixed income group are bearing the brunt of the hike.
Rice price continues to stay high despite adequate supply. Coarse rice including Swarna, BR-11 and hybrid varieties were sold at Tk 38-Tk 43, while Brridhan-28, Kajol Lota and Paijam were traded for Tk 45-Tk 48 per kg in the city’s retail markets.
Finer quality of Miniket, Jeerashail and Najirshail were sold at Tk 54-Tk 59 last week.
According to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), rice price witnessed a two to 7.5 per cent hike in a week. The TCB data showed price is now 8 to 25 per cent costlier than a year ago.
The price rose by Tk 80-Tk 100 per sack of 50 kg at mill gate in a week, sources said.
Muhammad Shamsuddoha, a rice trader of Kurigram district told The New Nation in cell phone that price of local Swarna (guti) increased to Tk 1,850 a sack (Tk 37 per kg) in the last seven days.
Super Swarna was trading at Tk 1,930-Tk 1,950 a sack, he said.
Brridhan-28 price increased to Tk 2,250 a kg, while imported variety (known as Ratna) was selling at Tk 2,050 a sack.
Secretary of Bangladesh Auto-Major Husking Mill Owners Association K M Layek Ali said the supply of paddy had plunged in recent times in the markets.
He said it was now difficult to have Swarna variety of paddy, even offering Tk 1,000-Tk 1,100 a maund (40 kgs).
The continuous rain has also caused a hike in price as husking mills are not getting the opportunity to dry the boiled rice.
Prices of rice might start declining from the next month with the harvest of Boro crop in full swing across the country, he said.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Secretary Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan said, the low-income group has been suffering the brunt of price hike of all essentials.
He said, a day labourer earns Tk 400-Tk 450 daily in Dhaka and he or she needs minimum 2.5 kgs of rice daily for the family of four.
In the last six months, their expense increased by Tk 32 -Tk 35 per day for the staple food, which is above 8.0 per cent of their income.
The rise in expenditure of the low-income group is much higher considering the rising prices of fish, meat, edible oil, sugar and salt, he said.
The prices of onion increased by Tk 2.0 and sold at Tk 22-26 (imported) and Tk 26-Tk 30 per kg last week. Garlic was selling at Tk 80 to 100 and imported garlic at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg.
Prices of some vegetables and chilli increased by Tk 4.0-Tk 20 per kg in a week mainly because of unexpected rain, traders said.
Of the vegetables, brinjal was selling at Tk 50 to 60 per kg, bean at Tk 50 to 60, tomato at Tk 25 to 40, Sajina at Tk 80 to 100 per kg, potato at Tk 16 to 20, 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 70 to 75 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 four pieces were selling at Tk 32 to 45.
Different varieties of fish price increased by Tk 80-Tk 150 per kg or piece in a week.
A medium Hilsa, weighing 550-650 gram, was sold at Tk 550-Tk 750 on Friday as against Tk 450-Tk 600. Small Hilsa was sold at Tk 400-Tk 500 per piece.
The price of indigenous fishes was rising round the week. However, 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 (Rupchada) 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, Tilapia 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), which was Tk 102, Tk 200 and Tk 500 respectively. Teer and Fresh branded oil, products of City Group and Meghna Group respectively, were selling at Tk 105 a litre.
The price of chicken increased by Tk 5-Tk 20 per kg in different kitchen markets.
Broiler chicken was sold at Tk 155-Tk 165 per kg and layer at 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 prices remained static maintaining the higher trend and were sold at Tk 490-Tk 500 and Tk 750-Tk 800 per kg respectively.
The price of rice, fish, onion, garlic, green chilli and vegetables increased, while that of loose soybean decreased, slightly in the city markets at the weekend on Friday.
The people of fixed income group are bearing the brunt of the hike.
Rice price continues to stay high despite adequate supply. Coarse rice including Swarna, BR-11 and hybrid varieties were sold at Tk 38-Tk 43, while Brridhan-28, Kajol Lota and Paijam were traded for Tk 45-Tk 48 per kg in the city’s retail markets.
Finer quality of Miniket, Jeerashail and Najirshail were sold at Tk 54-Tk 59 last week.
According to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), rice price witnessed a two to 7.5 per cent hike in a week. The TCB data showed price is now 8 to 25 per cent costlier than a year ago.
The price rose by Tk 80-Tk 100 per sack of 50 kg at mill gate in a week, sources said.
Muhammad Shamsuddoha, a rice trader of Kurigram district told The New Nation in cell phone that price of local Swarna (guti) increased to Tk 1,850 a sack (Tk 37 per kg) in the last seven days.
Super Swarna was trading at Tk 1,930-Tk 1,950 a sack, he said.
Brridhan-28 price increased to Tk 2,250 a kg, while imported variety (known as Ratna) was selling at Tk 2,050 a sack.
Secretary of Bangladesh Auto-Major Husking Mill Owners Association K M Layek Ali said the supply of paddy had plunged in recent times in the markets.
He said it was now difficult to have Swarna variety of paddy, even offering Tk 1,000-Tk 1,100 a maund (40 kgs).
The continuous rain has also caused a hike in price as husking mills are not getting the opportunity to dry the boiled rice.
Prices of rice might start declining from the next month with the harvest of Boro crop in full swing across the country, he said.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Secretary Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan said, the low-income group has been suffering the brunt of price hike of all essentials.
He said, a day labourer earns Tk 400-Tk 450 daily in Dhaka and he or she needs minimum 2.5 kgs of rice daily for the family of four.
In the last six months, their expense increased by Tk 32 -Tk 35 per day for the staple food, which is above 8.0 per cent of their income.
The rise in expenditure of the low-income group is much higher considering the rising prices of fish, meat, edible oil, sugar and salt, he said.
The prices of onion increased by Tk 2.0 and sold at Tk 22-26 (imported) and Tk 26-Tk 30 per kg last week. Garlic was selling at Tk 80 to 100 and imported garlic at Tk 180-Tk 190 per kg.
Prices of some vegetables and chilli increased by Tk 4.0-Tk 20 per kg in a week mainly because of unexpected rain, traders said.
Of the vegetables, brinjal was selling at Tk 50 to 60 per kg, bean at Tk 50 to 60, tomato at Tk 25 to 40, Sajina at Tk 80 to 100 per kg, potato at Tk 16 to 20, 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 70 to 75 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 four pieces were selling at Tk 32 to 45.
Different varieties of fish price increased by Tk 80-Tk 150 per kg or piece in a week.
A medium Hilsa, weighing 550-650 gram, was sold at Tk 550-Tk 750 on Friday as against Tk 450-Tk 600. Small Hilsa was sold at Tk 400-Tk 500 per piece.
The price of indigenous fishes was rising round the week. However, 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 (Rupchada) 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, Tilapia 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), which was Tk 102, Tk 200 and Tk 500 respectively. Teer and Fresh branded oil, products of City Group and Meghna Group respectively, were selling at Tk 105 a litre.
The price of chicken increased by Tk 5-Tk 20 per kg in different kitchen markets.
Broiler chicken was sold at Tk 155-Tk 165 per kg and layer at 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 prices remained static maintaining the higher trend and were sold at Tk 490-Tk 500 and Tk 750-Tk 800 per kg respectively.
