The prices of almost all types of rice witnessed a hike by Tk 3-5 a kilogram on the kitchen markets across the country on Friday in the retail level.聽
Traders said that the price of rice hiked at the production level, due to a hike in paddy prices which impacted the retail level. Though the hike of paddy price in the current season is unusual, they said.
Meanwhile, the kitchen markets in the capital returned to normalcy on Friday, with supply chains functioning smoothly, after 10-day Eid holiday ended on June 14.
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, was celebrated in the country on June 7.
After visiting some kitchen markets in the capital聽on Friday, it was observed that prices of Miniket hiked by7 Tk 2-5 a kilogram to Tk 75-82, which was at Tk 72-80 a kilogram last week.
Moreover, the prices of mid-level rice, such as Paijam and Athash, also witnessed a hike of Tk 3-5 to Tk 56-65 a kilogram, which was previously at Tk 52-62 a kilogram.
Mahbubul Alam, president of Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners Association, told 抖阴精品 that the production of paddy was 20 per cent less than the target and due to excessive rain in the last month, a significant amount of paddy was spoiled.
鈥楥urrently, we have to buy paddy at Tk 1,700 a maund, which is abnormal in this season. Moreover, a strong syndicate may also be active on paddy markets who stockpile to get higher price,鈥� he added.
He urged the government to increase monitoring at paddy producing districts across the country.
Sanjay Dey, a trader from Chattogram鈥檚 Khatunganj, told 抖阴精品 that the price of rice went by by Tk 200 per sack in the last a week.
He said that the prices of high-cost rice hiked more, due to supply shortage from the northern part of the country.
Moreover, the demand for imported rice also increased, but the government could not import the targeted amount of rice.
A source from rice processing and distributing mill also confirmed that the price of rice hiked by Tk 2-4聽 in the last week.聽
Meanwhile, the prices of almost all vegetables remained unchanged, though the prices of potato, aubergine, bitter gourd and yardlong gourd witnessed a slight hike.
Among the high-priced items, onions were sold at Tk 55-60 a kilogram, while local garlic was sold at Tk 130 a kilogram and its imported variety at Tk 200 a kilogram.
Almost all vegetables were available at a price range of Tk 30-50 a kilogram.
Spiny gourd was sold at Tk 50 a kilogram, while snake gourd, loofah and pointed gourd were sold at Tk 30-50 a kilogram on the market. Lady fingers were sold for Tk 30 a kilogram.
However, yardlong beans, bitter gourds and aubergines were sold for Tk 60 a kilogram, which was around Tk 40-50 a kilogram last week.
Before Eid-ul-Azha, the price of cucumbers rose to Tk 80-100 a kilogram and that of green chillies to Tk 80-120 a聽kilogram.
However, the price of green chillies was at Tk 50-80 a kilogram, though in risk of hike due to heavy rain. Red chillies were sold at Tk 330-400 a kilogram, depending on variant.
Prices of potatoes have hiked slightly to Tk 25 a kilogram, up from Tk 20 a kilogram last week.
Traders stated that due to a shortage in supply, the prices of bitter gourd and yardlong gourd have risen. Once the supply is normalised, the cost will decrease, they said.聽聽
However, as tomato season ended, the price of the item rose to Tk 80 a kilogram.
The price of broiler chicken remained unchanged, selling at Tk 160-170 a kilogram on Friday, while eggs were sold for Tk 130 per dozen.
Beef was sold for Tk 750-800 a kilogram on Friday, while mutton for Tk 1,200-1,250 a kilogram.
Due to a sufficient supply, the fish market has remained relatively stable.
Moreover,聽with the supply of mangoes, prices of the summer delicacy have come down significantly. Popular varieties, such as Himsagar, Langra, Gopalbhog and Amrapali, were being sold at prices ranging from聽Tk 60 to Tk 120 a kilogram.
Packaged soya bean oil was sold at Tk 189 a litre and a 5-litre bottle of the item at Tk 922, whereas the prices of unpackaged soya bean oil and palm oil were Tk 169 a litre.
Md Shahin, a customer from Karwan Bazar, stated that the prices of almost all vegetables had remained stable so far, although some witnessed a slight increase. He urged the government to increase market monitoring.
