The prices of most daily essentials showed no sign of decreasing on Friday as they remained as high as they were in past weeks.
They, however, witnessed no fresh hike in the past week.聽
Moreover, prices of onions experienced a decline in wholesale prices, though the retail market is yet to get the fruits.
Earlier, the prices of flour, atta and lentils had gone up over the last three to four weeks and remained unchanged.
The prices of rice, eggs and potatoes remained unchanged on Friday.
According to the information from the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, Department of Agricultural Marketing, and information from some kitchen markets, onions were sold at Tk 80 a kilogram, as in the past few weeks.
However, in some kitchen markets, it was sold at Tk 75 a kilogram.
Md Selim, owner of Minhaj Banijjalaya of Karwan Bazar, told 抖阴精品 that the price of onion dropped to Tk 55-65 a kilogram at the wholesale level.
鈥楾he prices should be Tk 65-75 at the retail level now as the wholesale prices dropped,鈥� he added.
On Friday, eggs were sold at Tk聽140-150 a dozen, broiler chickens were sold at Tk聽170-190 a kilogram, Sonali chicken at Tk聽300-340 a kilogram, and domestic chicken at Tk聽600-700 a kilogram on the day, and almost all vegetables were at above Tk 80 a kilogram, which were almost the same as last week.
Among major vegetables, green chillies were sold at Tk聽200-220 a kilogram on retail markets and Tk聽160-180 a kilogram on wholesale markets like Karwan Bazar.
Spiny gourd was sold at Tk聽80 a kilogram, the same as the past week, while snake gourd and pointed gourd were sold at Tk聽70-80 a kilogram on the day.
The price of okra was Tk聽70 a kilogram, while yard-long beans and bitter gourds were sold for Tk聽80-100 a kilogram.
Aubergine was sold at Tk 80-100 a kilogram on the Karwan Bazar wholesale market.
Red chillies were sold for Tk聽450-500 a kilogram, depending on the variant.
Cucumbers were sold for Tk聽80 a kilogram at Karwan Bazar, where tomatoes were sold at Tk 120-140 a kilogram.
Potatoes were sold at Tk 25 a kilogram, papaya at Tk 30, taro runner at Tk 60, and taro stem at Tk 50 a kilogram.
Early-season beans were also available on the market and sold at Tk聽160-200 a kilogram.
Prices of vegetables were about Tk聽20-30 higher per unit on neighbourhood markets in the capital than those of wholesale markets.
Md Imran Master, president of Bangladesh Kachamal Arat Malik Samity, told 抖阴精品 that he could not agree with the term 鈥樎犅犅� high-price鈥� as the country鈥檚 agriculture was currently in the lean season.
鈥楾he prolonged monsoon also led the farmland to remain聽damp or waterlogged, which hindered the cultivation,鈥� he added, saying that the farmers were working hard to produce more.
He also said that prices would be lower when the fresh seasonal produce starts arriving.
Meanwhile, on September 4, in a letter to the commerce ministry, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission also acknowledged that the prices of vegetables and eggs witnessed a sharp hike due to the prolonged monsoon rain.
鈥楧ue to the lean season, the price of onions witnessed a hike, where the prices of other vegetables, eggs, and chillies also surged due to the prolonged monsoon,鈥� the report added.
The report also recommended allowing聽import if the retail price of eggs crosses Tk聽150 for a dozen and that of onion crosses Tk聽90 for a kilogram.
The letter also recommended exempting duty and tax on the import of these items, along with increased聽monitoring of the entire supply chain of the vegetables.
According to the TCB data, the packaged atta was sold at Tk 65-70 a kilogram and unpackaged atta was sold at Tk 52 a kilogram on Friday.
Packaged maida was sold at Tk聽75 a kilogram, while its unpackaged variant was sold at Tk聽65 a kilogram.
Fish were also sold at high prices for the past few weeks, with Hilsa being sold at Tk 1,300-3,000 a kilogram based on size.聽
Among other popular varieties, Boal was selling at Tk 750鈥�900 a kilogram, farmed Ruhi at Tk 380-450 a kilogram, Katla at Tk 380-480 a kilogram, Tilapia at Tk 180鈥�220 a kilogram, Pangas at Tk 180鈥�230 a kilogram, Koi at Tk 200鈥�220 a kilogram and Pabda and Shing at Tk 400鈥�500 a kilogram.
On Friday, the price of Miniket rice ranged from Tk 75 to Tk聽84 a kilogram, depending on the variant, while Paijam or Athash was sold at Tk 60-70 a kilogram and the coarse variant at Tk 55-60 a kilogram.
Packaged soya bean oil was sold for Tk聽189 a litre, and a five-litre bottle of the item cost Tk 922. In contrast, the prices of unpackaged soya bean oil and palm oil were Tk 170 per litre.
The price of beef remained stable at Tk 750-800 a kilogram and mutton at Tk聽1,100-1,200 a kilogram on the day.
