Welcome to Business Outlook
Related Articles
The prices of rice, onions, garlic, ginger and potatoes went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week as the supply of the items was disrupted amid the general holidays announced by the government to combat the spread of coronavirus outbreak in the country, traders said.
They said that the demand for the items increased in the city due to the restrictions on movement and limited-scale market operations due to the coronavirus outbreak and at the same time the supply chain of the essential commodities was disrupted.
The prices of rice increased by Tk 2-3 a kilogram over the week.
Traders said that the production remained suspended in most of the rice mills across the country due to the pandemic.
The standard variety of BR-28 rice was selling for Tk 48-50 a kg and the fine variety for Tk 50-55 a kg in the capital on Friday.
The fine variety of Miniket rice was selling for Tk 62-65 a kg in the city markets on the day.
The fine variety of Najirshail rice was retailing at Tk 62-68 a kg and its standard variety at Tk 60 a kg.
The prices of onions increased by Tk 10 a kg and the item was selling for Tk 50 a kg over the week ending Friday.
The prices of garlic also increased by Tk 10-20 a kg over the week and the imported garlic was selling for Tk 150-170 a kg while the local-variety garlic was selling for Tk 90-130 a kg on the day.
The prices of potatoes increased by Tk 5 a kg and the item was selling for Tk 25 a kg in the city markets on Friday.
The prices of ginger increased by Tk 10-20 a kg and imported item was selling for Tk 150-180 a kg while the local variety was retailing at Tk 120-150 a kg in the city markets.
The prices of vegetables remained stable over the week ending Friday.
Aubergine was selling for Tk 40-50 a kg, papaya for Tk 35-40 a kg, bitter gourds for Tk 50-60 a kg, okra for Tk 40-50 a kg, bottle gourds for Tk 30-40 apiece, cucumber for Tk 20-30 a kg, carrot for Tk 30 a kg and tomatoes for Tk 30-40 a kg on Friday.
Green chilli was selling for Tk 60-80 a kg on the day.
The prices of red lentil remained high and its coarse variety was selling for Tk 70-75 a kg while the medium-quality variety was selling for Tk 85-90 a kg.
The fine variety of red lentil was selling for Tk 120-125 a kg in the city markets on Friday.
Unpacked soya bean oil was selling for Tk 94-97 a litre and palm oil was selling for Tk 86 a litre in the city markets on Friday.
The price of bottled soya bean oil (a one-litre container) was selling for Tk 110-115 while a five-litre container was selling for Tk 490-530 in the city markets.
The prices of beef increased by Tk 40-50 a kg and the item was selling for Tk 580-620 a kg while mutton was selling for Tk 750-800 a kg on Friday in the city markets.
The price of broiler chicken remained unchanged over the week and the item was selling for Tk 115-125 a kg in the city markets on Friday. The locally bred hens were selling for Tk 500 a kg.
The prices of sugar remained high and the refined sugar was selling for Tk 68-70 a kg, while the locally produced sugar was retailing at Tk 70 a kg in the city markets.
Red chilli was selling for Tk 260-300 a kg in the city markets. Turmeric was selling for Tk 160-260 a kg on Friday.
The prices of fish remained high in the city markets over the week.
Rohita was selling for Tk 250-350 a kg and Katla for Tk 250-350 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
Pangas was selling for Tk 130-180 a kg and Tilapia for Tk 120-160 a kg.
The price of eggs decreased by Tk 4 a hali (four pieces) and the item was selling for Tk 30-32 a hali on Friday.
Fine-quality packaged salt was selling for Tk 35 a kg, while the refined variety of salt was retailing at Tk 25 a kg.
(NA)
