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Rainfall pushes up prices of some winter vegetables. The prices of onion, both local and imported, continued to stay high in Dhaka’s retail kitchen markets over the week, with the local variety selling at Tk130-140 a kilogram and with the one imported from Myanmar for Tk120-130 a kilogram.
Visiting several kitchen markets yesterday in the capital’s Malibagh, Rampura, Madhubag and Karwanbazar, local onion was found being wholesaled at Tk124-130 per kg, and imported onion at Tk116-120 per kg.
Meanwhile, while Indian onion was unavailable in most kitchen markets, they were found in small quantities at Karwanbazar wholesale market, selling for Tk140 per kg.
Selim Mallik Abir, a wholesaler at Karwanbazar, said they purchased onion at high prices, so sold at higher prices. “We are not incurring loss, rather making more profit than before,” he said, looking happy.
however, Mobashera Begum, a housewife from Shahinbag, while visiting Karwanbazar yesterday to buy onion from wholesale markets, lamented: “It was not long ago when I bought onion at Tk36 per kg, but now I have to buy the same at Tk126 per kg.”
“I don’t know why the government is not taking any action against onion syndicates, who have taken us hostage,” she vented her anger.
Vegetable prices up
Prices of some winter vegetables have gone up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week.
Traders attributed it to inclement weather because of the cyclone.
Prices of cauliflowers and cabbage both increased to Tk35-40 apiece, up by Tk5-Tk10 per kg over the week.
Cucumber price increased to Tk90 from Tk60 per kg, while carrot marked a rise to Tk80 from Tk70.
Radish sold between Tk40-50 per kg, beans Tk80, spinach Tk100 per kg and green chili for Tk80-100 per kg.
Aubergine was selling for Tk60 per kg, papaya for Tk20-25 a kg, bitter gourd for Tk60 a kg, and tomato for Tk80-120 a kg.
Prices of some fishes, on the other hand, reduced by Tk10-50.
Rui was selling for Tk250-280 per kg, catfish between Tk350-400 per kg, Tilapia for Tk150 per kg, jumbo prawn for Tk550 per kg, freshwater shrimp for Tk480 per kg and Koi fish for Tk160-170 per kg.
Price of eggs and chicken remained unchanged as well, as eggs sold at Tk100-105 a dozen, broiler chicken at Tk130 a kg, and locally bred hens at Tk500 a kg.
The price of garlic and ginger remained unchanged from last week. Imported garlic was retailing at Tk140-160 a kg, while the local variety was selling at Tk160-180 a kg.
Ginger was selling at Tk130-160 a kg in retail markets.
(DT)
