A Correspondent :
Amid bumper production and increase in supply, prices of winter vegetables in the kitchen markets of port city has gradually decreased. The price of vegetables has started to fall in various kitchen markets in Chattogram as different items saw a price decrease up to Tk10-20 than the previous week.
Md Helal Uddin, a salesman at Kazir Deuri kitchen market, said he was selling eggplants at Tk60-70, hyacinth beans Tk60, turnips Tk40, new potatoes Tk50, tomatoes Tk60, cauliflower Tk40, radish Tk35, yardlong beans Tk80, Cucumbers Tk70, raw pumpkins Tk45, cabbage Tk35, papaya Tk40, and capsicum Tk160 per kilogram.
Md Sharif, a vegetable seller near Lalkhan Bazar in the port city, said he was selling carrots for Tk40, chili peppers Tk60, and lemons Tk60 per dozen. However, the price of onions has been the same as last week.
Nasir Uddin, owner of a grocery shop, said onions from China and Turkey were selling at Tk50-60, while onions from Myanmar were sold for Tk120. “With the arrival of local onions from North Bengal in the market, along with Chinese, Turkish, and Myanmar onions, we were able to meet the demands. The prices are expected to fall further in the Chattogram market,” said Mohammad Idris, General Secretary of Khatunganj Hamid Ullah Market’s Traders’ Welfare Association.
The price of cardamom has been increasing Tk20 to Tk50 every day in different markets in Chattogram. In the last two months, the retail price of cardamom has gone up to Tk1300 per Kg. It is now being sold at Tk4000 per Kg .The price of Soybean oil is also on the rise as it has increased Tk4 per litre.
Saiful Islam, a regular customer at Chawkbazar, said though the vegetable prices have fallen, it is not yetcome down to the desired levels of the buyers. With rainfall occurring on Thursday, vegetable sellers are optimistic that there will be a better harvest, and prices will fall more.
Different types of winter vegetables, including cauliflower, are brought to Dohazari Bazar in Chandanaish upazila of Chattogram for sale on Friday. farmers are bringing winter vegetable to the market through waterway. Vegetables are taken to different parts of the country, including the capital, from the market by traders.
Kitchen markets across the Chattogram are flooded with new winter vegetables. Surprisingly, their prices are within the reach of the lower middle class compared to last week, and have not shot up abnormally.
Traders said that supplies of common vegetables, such as cauliflower, cabbage and beans, have increased, resulting in a fall in the prices of these items. The price of gourd has dropped by more than half compared to last week.
On visiting several retail kitchen markets in Chattogram, including kitchen markets in No-2 Gate and Kazir Dewry areas and Karnaphuli Complex Market in Chattogram, this correspondent found that vendors were selling some vegetables at lower prices compared to last week.However, garlic, a prime cooking ingredient, has become costlier. Its retail price has increased to Tk. 150-170 per kg for both local and imported varieties, up from Tk. 130-150 per kg last week.
Again, the prices of all types of rice have shot up. Supplies of early winter vegetables have been increasing and the prices of some have declined.Traders said vegetable prices will fall further in the next one-and-a-half months until the early winter crops hit the market. Tomatoes are among the highest priced vegetables in the kitchen markets now.
On Friday, 1 kg of tomato was being sold at Tk. 140 and imported carrots at Tk. 90-110 per kg at the retail level. Beans were selling at Tk. 30, against last week’s Tk. 120-140. A vendor said that the price of beans has dropped to one-fourth in a week’s interval while small cabbages and cauliflowers were being sold for Tk. 20 to 25 apiece, and radish for Tk. 50 a kg.
Traders said this week, the supplies of some winter vegetables are robust. Rahaman Moti, a vegetable vendor, told that vegetables are not likely to preserve as they are likely to decompose. Hence, it is not possible to hike vegetable price by forming syndicates (cartels).
Amid bumper production and increase in supply, prices of winter vegetables in the kitchen markets of port city has gradually decreased. The price of vegetables has started to fall in various kitchen markets in Chattogram as different items saw a price decrease up to Tk10-20 than the previous week.
Md Helal Uddin, a salesman at Kazir Deuri kitchen market, said he was selling eggplants at Tk60-70, hyacinth beans Tk60, turnips Tk40, new potatoes Tk50, tomatoes Tk60, cauliflower Tk40, radish Tk35, yardlong beans Tk80, Cucumbers Tk70, raw pumpkins Tk45, cabbage Tk35, papaya Tk40, and capsicum Tk160 per kilogram.
Md Sharif, a vegetable seller near Lalkhan Bazar in the port city, said he was selling carrots for Tk40, chili peppers Tk60, and lemons Tk60 per dozen. However, the price of onions has been the same as last week.
Nasir Uddin, owner of a grocery shop, said onions from China and Turkey were selling at Tk50-60, while onions from Myanmar were sold for Tk120. “With the arrival of local onions from North Bengal in the market, along with Chinese, Turkish, and Myanmar onions, we were able to meet the demands. The prices are expected to fall further in the Chattogram market,” said Mohammad Idris, General Secretary of Khatunganj Hamid Ullah Market’s Traders’ Welfare Association.
The price of cardamom has been increasing Tk20 to Tk50 every day in different markets in Chattogram. In the last two months, the retail price of cardamom has gone up to Tk1300 per Kg. It is now being sold at Tk4000 per Kg .The price of Soybean oil is also on the rise as it has increased Tk4 per litre.
Saiful Islam, a regular customer at Chawkbazar, said though the vegetable prices have fallen, it is not yetcome down to the desired levels of the buyers. With rainfall occurring on Thursday, vegetable sellers are optimistic that there will be a better harvest, and prices will fall more.
Different types of winter vegetables, including cauliflower, are brought to Dohazari Bazar in Chandanaish upazila of Chattogram for sale on Friday. farmers are bringing winter vegetable to the market through waterway. Vegetables are taken to different parts of the country, including the capital, from the market by traders.
Kitchen markets across the Chattogram are flooded with new winter vegetables. Surprisingly, their prices are within the reach of the lower middle class compared to last week, and have not shot up abnormally.
Traders said that supplies of common vegetables, such as cauliflower, cabbage and beans, have increased, resulting in a fall in the prices of these items. The price of gourd has dropped by more than half compared to last week.
On visiting several retail kitchen markets in Chattogram, including kitchen markets in No-2 Gate and Kazir Dewry areas and Karnaphuli Complex Market in Chattogram, this correspondent found that vendors were selling some vegetables at lower prices compared to last week.However, garlic, a prime cooking ingredient, has become costlier. Its retail price has increased to Tk. 150-170 per kg for both local and imported varieties, up from Tk. 130-150 per kg last week.
Again, the prices of all types of rice have shot up. Supplies of early winter vegetables have been increasing and the prices of some have declined.Traders said vegetable prices will fall further in the next one-and-a-half months until the early winter crops hit the market. Tomatoes are among the highest priced vegetables in the kitchen markets now.
On Friday, 1 kg of tomato was being sold at Tk. 140 and imported carrots at Tk. 90-110 per kg at the retail level. Beans were selling at Tk. 30, against last week’s Tk. 120-140. A vendor said that the price of beans has dropped to one-fourth in a week’s interval while small cabbages and cauliflowers were being sold for Tk. 20 to 25 apiece, and radish for Tk. 50 a kg.
Traders said this week, the supplies of some winter vegetables are robust. Rahaman Moti, a vegetable vendor, told that vegetables are not likely to preserve as they are likely to decompose. Hence, it is not possible to hike vegetable price by forming syndicates (cartels).
