The prices of newly arrived miniket rice dropped slightly in the capital鈥檚 kitchen market, ranging from Tk聽3 to Tk聽8 per kg, depending on variants.
However, the prices of coarse rice and a fine variant of nazirshail remain the same as before.
After visiting some kitchen markets, including Karwan Bazar and Kallyanpur Natun Bazar, it was seen that the fine minikte rice of various brands were sold at ranging Tk 65-85.
In the last week, the prices of miniket were Tk聽75-85 a kilogram.
Al Amin Traders owner of Karwan Bazar said that the price of rice dropped slightly due to the arrival of new rice, due to the ongoing boro season.
The prices of old rice remain high, he added.
The coarse and medium-quality rice varieties were sold at Tk聽55-65 a kilogram on Friday, the same as last week.
Among the other notable essentials, the onion鈥檚 price remains higher, Tk聽55-60 per kg.
Meanwhile, chicken prices increased slightly last week to Tk聽180-190 per kg, up from Tk 170-180 the week before.
Eggs were sold at Tk聽125-130 per dozen on Friday.
Among vegetables, the prices of newly arrived summer vegetables remained high on Friday.
The spiny gourd was sold at Tk聽120-130 a kilogram, snake gourd, luffa, pointed gourd,
and bitter gourd were sold at Tk聽60 at Karwan Bazar and Tk 80 at neighbourhood markets.
Moreover, yardlong bean at Tk聽70 at Karwan Bazar and Tk聽90-100 at neighbourhood markets, ladies鈥� finger at Tk聽60 at Karwan Bazar and Tk聽90-100 at local markets, and aubergine at Tk聽80 for round-shaped and Tk聽120 for long-shaped.
Vegetables like wax gourd (chalkumra) and bottle gourd (lau) were sold at around Tk聽50-90 per piece, and papaya at Tk聽60-70 per kg.
The prices of tomatoes and potatoes remained unchanged, Tk聽30 and Tk聽20 per kg.
The green chilies were sold at Tk 80 at Karwan Bazar but at聽聽聽聽聽 Tk 100-120 at local markets.
The traders said vegetable prices were lower during Ramadan thanks to an ample supply of winter vegetables.
Vegetables prices remain high in April every year, as this month witnesses low vegetable production between winter and summer.
However, the traders said the prices of vegetables were still lower in April than last year. In April last year, no vegetables were available below Tk聽80 per kg/unit.
Meanwhile, there were significant differences between the prices of Karwan Bazar and
those of the neighbourhood markets.
Aman Ullah, a trader from Kallyanpur Natun Bazar, told 抖阴精品 that the prices are higher in the local markets due to transportation costs, shop rents, and salesperson wages.
On the other hand, Rafiqul Islam, a trader of Karwan Bazar, said that they usually buy products from wholesale traders at dawn and then supply them to the neighbourhood markets.
鈥楾hen they add their profits and sell it to the local retail buyers,鈥� he added.
Recently, the government increased the retail price of bottled soya bean oil by Tk 14 a litre, bringing it to Tk聽189 from Tk 175 a litre.
The new price of a five-litre bottle of soya bean oil has been fixed at Tk 922, up from that of Tk 852 earlier.
Alongside bottled oil, unpackaged soya bean and palm oil prices have been fixed at Tk 169 a litre, up from Tk 157 a litre.
The price of beef and mutton stayed the same, about Tk聽750-聽800 a kilogram for beef and Tk聽1,100-1,200 for mutton.
Ali Nadim, a buyer from Kallyanpur, said the prices of almost all essentials had risen, and he urged the government to monitor the market regularly.
