Staff Reporter :
The price of vegetables in the capital’s kitchen market is still beyond the customers’ purchasing capacity, as almost all kinds of vegetables are costly, whereas the winter season is taken to be boon for vegetables.
After visiting vegetables market it was seen that except potato all other vegetables price has increased by Tk five to 10.
One piece of bottle gourd was selling at Tk 50 to 60 at Karwan Bazar, cauliflower, broccoli and cabbages at Tk 40 to Tk 60 per piece based on its size and quality.
Good quality of bean was selling at Tk 60 to 80 per kg, while long bean at Tk70 to Tk 80 per kg, tall brinjal at Tk 50 to Tk 60 per kg, eggplant at Tk 50 to Tk 60 per kg, pumpkin at Tk 50 per kg, bean seed at Tk 80 per kg, papaya at Tk 30 to Tk35 per kg, green chilli at Tk 60 to Tk 80 per kg, potato (new) at Tk15 to Tk 20, the local variety of newly-harvested a bit higher, carrot at Tk 70 to Tk 80 per kg based on size and quality, okra at Tk 80 per kg, ash-guard at Tk 60 to Tk 70 per piece and tomato at Tk40 to Tk50.
Leafy vegetables, such as spinach, were selling at Tk15 to Tk 20 per bundle, red spinach at Tk10 to Tk15, green spinach at Tk 20 per bundle and coriander leaves at Tk120 per kg.
At the weekend on Friday, the price of broiler chicken fell in the capital’s kitchen markets by Tk 10 per kilo whereas that of Sonali chicken (popularly known as Pakistani Cock) increased by Tk 20 per kilo.
It was seen in capital kitchen market, The broiler chicken was at Tk 150 to Tk 160, one week before it was at Tk 170-175, whereas Sonali chickens were selling at Tk 250-280 and one week before at Tk 240-260. Layer chicken price, however, remained stable with Tk 220-230 per kilo..
On the other hand, the price of egg remained stable as being sold at Tk 110-115 per dozen. Capital’s Rampura kitchen market chicken trader Md Salam Sheikh said that the price of broiler chicken fell by Tk 40 in a month with signs of further decrease.
He said, demand for broiler chickens is decreasing and for others increasing As a result there is no shortage of chicken in the market.
In the fish market, Rohit and Carp are being sold at Tk 250-350, Walking fish at Tk 500-600, Telapia and Pangas at Tk 150-170.
Besides, a Hilsha weighing one and a half kilogram is being sold at Tk 1,000-1200 per kg while smaller size at Tk 500-600 only, while shrimp 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 mach at Tk 600 only.
