Anisul Islam Noor :
The balsam apple has registered a record increase of price of about Tk50 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets. On Friday, it was selling at Tk100 to 120. Besides, brinjal, okra, sponge gourd, cucurbitaceous and french also showed upward trend.
Nonetheless, the price of potato, reddish and turnip fell, while that of other vegetables, fish, meat and rice has remained unchanged.
One interesting matter is that the vegetable’ price differ by Tk 10 to 15 per kilo between the retail and the wholesale markets.
Of vegetables, the newly harvest potato was selling at Tk eight to 12 per kg, green chilli at Tk50 to 60, bean at Tk 25 to 30, brinjal at Tk 40 to 60, snake gourd at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 80 to 90, french at Tk 50, cucumber at Tk 25 to 30, tomato at Tk20, green tomato at Tk18, carrot at Tk20 to 25, radish at Tk 12, turnip at Tk15, pea at 40 to 50, cauliflower at Tk 20 to 30 per piece, cabbage at Tk 20 per piece, teasel gourd at Tk 60, zucchini at Tk 50 to 60, gourd at Tk40 to 60 based on size, coriander leaves at Tk 100 per kg.
The barbal and the scorpion fish were selling at Tk 700 to Tk 800 per kilo each, ruhit at Tk 250 to 400, carp at Tk 300 to Tk 450, shrimp
and lobster at Tk 400 to Tk 600, pangas at Tk 150-170, tilapia at Tk 150 to Tk 180, mola for Tk 220, climbing fish at Tk 250 to 600, lata at Tk 200 to Tk 240, tatkini at Tk 200 to Tk 220, sheat fish at Tk 300 to Tk 500, small fry fish for Tk 250 and butter fish at Tk 660 to Tk 700.
The boiler was selling at Tk 160 to 170 and the local fowl at Tk 400 to 550 per kg, showing upward trend. But beef and red meat price remained unchanged selling at Tk 290 to Tk 300 per kg and at Tk 400-450 respectively.
As for rice price Minicate was selling at Tk 50 to 56, nazirshail at Tk 53 to 62, the Lata at Tk 40-44, BR-28 at Tk 45 to 47 per kg, coarse variety at Tk 40-42 and aromatic rice at Tk95 to 120 per kg, Swarna at Tk 35-37 per kg, traders said. Traders in the city gave the credit to the millers for not coming down the rice price and refused to take the blame.
Onion and ginger price is decreased slightly. The local onion was selling at Tk24 to 26 and imported one at Tk22 to 24. The Chinese garlic was selling at Tk 80 and the local product at Tk 70. Ginger (local) was selling at Tk 120 and the imported one at Tk 150 only.
The price of different varieties of red lentil also rose by Tk four per kg and it was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 135. The price of bottled soybean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soybean oil was retailing at Tk 114-118 per kg.
The balsam apple has registered a record increase of price of about Tk50 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets. On Friday, it was selling at Tk100 to 120. Besides, brinjal, okra, sponge gourd, cucurbitaceous and french also showed upward trend.
Nonetheless, the price of potato, reddish and turnip fell, while that of other vegetables, fish, meat and rice has remained unchanged.
One interesting matter is that the vegetable’ price differ by Tk 10 to 15 per kilo between the retail and the wholesale markets.
Of vegetables, the newly harvest potato was selling at Tk eight to 12 per kg, green chilli at Tk50 to 60, bean at Tk 25 to 30, brinjal at Tk 40 to 60, snake gourd at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 80 to 90, french at Tk 50, cucumber at Tk 25 to 30, tomato at Tk20, green tomato at Tk18, carrot at Tk20 to 25, radish at Tk 12, turnip at Tk15, pea at 40 to 50, cauliflower at Tk 20 to 30 per piece, cabbage at Tk 20 per piece, teasel gourd at Tk 60, zucchini at Tk 50 to 60, gourd at Tk40 to 60 based on size, coriander leaves at Tk 100 per kg.
The barbal and the scorpion fish were selling at Tk 700 to Tk 800 per kilo each, ruhit at Tk 250 to 400, carp at Tk 300 to Tk 450, shrimp
and lobster at Tk 400 to Tk 600, pangas at Tk 150-170, tilapia at Tk 150 to Tk 180, mola for Tk 220, climbing fish at Tk 250 to 600, lata at Tk 200 to Tk 240, tatkini at Tk 200 to Tk 220, sheat fish at Tk 300 to Tk 500, small fry fish for Tk 250 and butter fish at Tk 660 to Tk 700.
The boiler was selling at Tk 160 to 170 and the local fowl at Tk 400 to 550 per kg, showing upward trend. But beef and red meat price remained unchanged selling at Tk 290 to Tk 300 per kg and at Tk 400-450 respectively.
As for rice price Minicate was selling at Tk 50 to 56, nazirshail at Tk 53 to 62, the Lata at Tk 40-44, BR-28 at Tk 45 to 47 per kg, coarse variety at Tk 40-42 and aromatic rice at Tk95 to 120 per kg, Swarna at Tk 35-37 per kg, traders said. Traders in the city gave the credit to the millers for not coming down the rice price and refused to take the blame.
Onion and ginger price is decreased slightly. The local onion was selling at Tk24 to 26 and imported one at Tk22 to 24. The Chinese garlic was selling at Tk 80 and the local product at Tk 70. Ginger (local) was selling at Tk 120 and the imported one at Tk 150 only.
The price of different varieties of red lentil also rose by Tk four per kg and it was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 135. The price of bottled soybean oil (five litres) remained unchanged and it was selling at Tk 570-Tk 585 in the city’s kitchen markets. The unpacked soybean oil was retailing at Tk 114-118 per kg.
