The prices of potatoes and edible oil continued to rise while those of vegetables and broiler chicken decreased on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Although the government has recently reduced import duty of edible oil and potatoes, the prices of the commodities continued to rise.
Retailers said that the prices potatoes and edible oil had been increasing almost every day on the wholesale market.
Wholesalers said that the prices of edible oil increased on the international market.
Vegetable traders said that the prices of potatoes went up due to an off-seasonal supply shortage while the prices of vegetables decreased as winter items hit the market.
The price of potatoes increased by Tk 5 a kilogram and the item sold for Tk 70 a kilogram on the city鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday.
The prices of edible oil increased by Tk 4-5 a litre over the week and unpackaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 165-167 a litre while the packaged item sold for Tk 170 a litre on Friday.
A five-litre bottle of soya bean oil sold for Tk 800-820 on the city markets.
The price of palm oil also remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 155-160 a litre on the city markets on the day.
The prices of rice remained high and the coarse and medium-quality varieties of rice sold for Tk 55鈥�65 a kilogram on Friday.
Lower-grade Miniket sold for Tk 70-75 a kilogram over the week.
The fine variety of Miniket sold for Tk 78鈥�82 a kilogram and Najirshail for Tk 80-90 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of onions also remained high and its local variety sold for Tk 140-150 a kilogram while the imported item sold for Tk 110-120 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of most of the vegetables decreased on the kitchen markets over the week.
Aubergine sold for Tk 80-100 a kilogram, papaya for Tk 40 a kilogram, bitter gourd for Tk 70-90 a kilogram, pointed guard for Tk 50-60 a kilogram, okra for Tk 60-70, string beans for Tk 90-100 a kilogram, teasel gourd for Tk 80-90 a kilogram, ridge gourd for Tk 70-80, snake gourd for Tk 60-70 and tomato for Tk 150-170 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of green chillies remained stable and the item sold for Tk 120-160 a kilogram in the city on the day.
The prices of garlic remained high and its local variety retailed at Tk 230鈥�260 a kilogram while imported garlic sold for Tk 220鈥�250 a kilogram on the day.
The price of sugar remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 135-140 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of broiler chicken decreased by Tk 10 a kilogram and the item sold for Tk 180-200 a kilogram on Friday.
Sonalika variety of chicken sold for Tk 300鈥�320 a kilogram in the city on the day.
The prices of eggs remained unchanged and the item sold for Tk 50-52 a hali (four pieces) on the city鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday.
Rohita sold for Tk 300鈥�450 a kilogram and Katla for Tk 300鈥�450 a kilogram, depending on size and quality.
Pangas sold for Tk 200鈥�230 a kilogram and Tilapia for Tk 220鈥�230 a kilogram on Friday.
The coarse variety of red lentil sold for Tk 105-110 a kilogram and the medium-quality variety for Tk 115鈥�120 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of fine variety of red lentil remained high and the item sold for Tk 135鈥�140 a kilogram on Friday.
