Vegetables dearer at the weekend

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Staff Reporter :
Prices of eggs and sugar increased despite adequate supply, while that of vegetables, fish, rice, and meat price remained stable at the weekend on Friday.
The egg (farm) was selling at Tk 38 per hali (4 pieces), egg (local) at Tk 50 and egg (duck) at Tk 45 to Tk 48. On the other hand, sugar was selling at Tk 50 to 55 a kilogram.
Of vegetables, potato was selling at Tk 15 to 20 per kg, tomato at Tk 15 to 25, bean at Tk 30 to 35, brinjal at Tk30 to 35, okra at Tk 50, green chilli at Tk 50 to 55, french at Tk 50 to 60, carrot at Tk 20 to 25 kg, bitter gourd at Tk 55 to Tk 60, cucumber at Tk 30 to 35, spone gourd at Tk 45 to 50, arum at 45 to 50, radish at Tk 12, papaya at Tk 25, snake gourd at Tk 30 to 35, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 25 to 35 per piece, broccoli at 20 to 30, cauliflower at Tk 15 per piece, cabbage at Tk 20 to 30, bottle gourd at Tk 25 to 40, ash gourd at Tk 20 to 25 piece, coriander leaves at Tk 100 kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 300 kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 250 to 300 kg.
Of fishes, Puti was selling at Tk 220 per kg, Puti (live) at Tk 320 kg, Kholisa at Tk 250, Chapila at Tk 300, cultivated koi at Tk 200 to 220 per kg and koi (river) at Tk 400, Fali Chanda (Rupchada) at Tk 1100 kg, Chanda (small) at Tk 200 kg, walking fish (Shoal) at Tk 300 kg, Eel at Tk 300 to 600 kg, Meni at Tk 250 kg,
Sheat (boal) at Tk 350 to 800 kg, Ek-thota (Kaitta fish) at Tk 300 to Tk 500, Baila at Tk 400 to 600 kg, Coral Fish at Tk 550 kg, river Pangas at Tk 300 kg, cultivated Pangas at Tk 130 kg, Rajputi at Tk300 kg, Tilapia at Tk 140 to Tk 200 kg, Ruhit at Tk 250 to Tk 350 kg, medium size carp (katol) at Tk 230 -260 a kg, big size katol at Tk 300 kg, local variety of Cat fish (Shing) at Tk 400-500 a kg, Barbel at Tk 700 to 900 per kg, lobster at Tk 500 to 700 kg, and Shrimp (river) at Tk 300-400 kg.
 The price of each hilsha fish fell slightly per kg and was selling at Tk 700 to 800 at Karwan Bazar fish market on Friday.
Beef was selling for Tk 380 to 400 per kg at Khilgaon, red meat at Tk 550 to 600, pigeon per pair at Tk180 to Tk 250 and four koil birds at Tk 200 to 220.
Five liters of Rupchanda brand canned soybean oil was selling at Tk 485, loose super palm oil at 78 per liter, molasses at Tk 70 to 120 and flattened rice at Tk 70 to 90.  
The local onion was selling at Tk 30 to 32 per kg, while the imported onion at Tk 28 to 29 per kg. Imported garlic increased and it was selling at Tk 180 to 190 kg only, and newly harvested local garlic at Tk 90 to 100 kg. Imported ginger was selling at Tk 80 to 90 per kg. The locally produced ginger was selling at Tk 70 to 75 kg based on quality.
The red lentil was selling at Tk 130 per kg while the imported item (coarse variety) was selling at Tk 115 kg over the week, mash at 150 per kg.
The coarse rice was selling in retail at Tk 32 to 34 per kg, Pyjam at Tk 40 to 42 kg, Nazirshail brand of rice at Tk 46 to 52 kg, Minicate at Tk 44- 50 kg, Kattari bhog at Tk 75, Pillau rice (Badsha bhog) at Tk 90 to 120 kg and Kalijira at Tk 115 to 130 kg only. Coarse flour was selling at Tk40 per kg and a 2-kg packet at Tk 75.
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