Staff Reporter :
After few days of volatile egg market and unusual price hike, the rate of ‘main protein source of low income people’ is showing down trend. In a week, about Tk five has decreased per dozen eggs and now it is being sold at Tk 125 per dozen.
When the egg market scenario is hopeful, contrarily the vegetables market news are not good at all for the people as almost every vegetable price is skyrocketing.
Moreover, the price of broiler and Pakistani cock chicken has remained stable in a week distance in the capital’s kitchen market.
After visiting few capital kitchen markets on Friday, it was seen that the egg traders have been selling per dozen eggs at above mentioned rate.
Karwan Bazar egg trader Md Latif Mia said it is clear to all that the syndicate has manipulated and hiked the egg price. People of the country have left the buying of egg. As a result the dishonest syndicate gang bound to decrease the price of egg.
He further said I think the price of egg will be reduced more.
The scenario of the vegetables market is that bean and cauliflower are being sold at high price as Tk 160 per kg and Tk 30-40 per piece respectively.
On the other hand, the price of carrot, tomato and French have remained stable as these are being sold at Tk 120-130, Tk 140 (local), Tk 120 (Indian) and Tk 70-80 respectively.
Furthermore, brinjal is being sold at Tk 50-70, cucarbitaceous at Tk 50-70, green papaya at Tk 20-25, parble at Tk 40-50, bitter gourd at Tk 60-80, Arum creeper, spone gourd, snake gourd are at Tk 40-50.
In the kitchen market, the broiler chicken is being sold at Tk 180 whereas the Sonali (Popularly known as Pakistani cock) is being sold at Tk 280-300.
Humayun Ahamed, a customer from Karwan Bazar has expressed his dissatisfaction at the market price saying that the price of all commodities in the market at high rate. After spending Tk 500 there we get a few items. Small size cauliflower is charging Tk 30-40. In every meal about 3-4 cauliflowers are needed. So, I feel bewildered to manage all those things.
The fish marker picture is that shrimp sells at Tk 600-650 only. The cat fish was selling at Tk 400 to 450 at Baganbari, South Goran on Friday, taki machh at Tk 350, Papda at Tk 400 and boal machh at Tk 600 only.
Furthermore, the availability of Hilsha fish in the market is greeted by the consumers. In the market one kg weight Hilsha fish is being sold at Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,300 whereas one week ago it was Tk 1, 400 to Tk 1, 600.
And 700-800 gram Hilsha is being sold at Tk 700-800 and 400-500 gram at Tk 450-500 while one week ago they were at Tk 900-1,000 and Tk 600-700 respectively.
Besides, shrimp sells at Tk 600-650 only. The cat fish was selling at Tk 400 to 450 at Baganbari, South Goran on Friday, taki mach at Tk 350, Papda at Tk 400 and boal machh at Tk 600 only.
