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The prices of most of the essential commodities, including rice, edible oil, red lentil, chicken and sugar, remained high in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending on Friday.
Although the government allowed refiners to increase the prices of edible oil and sugar from time to time in line with the international market prices, the traders were charging higher than the government-set prices for the commodities.
The commerce ministry on October 19 allowed the traders to increase the price of edible oil by Tk 7 a litre.
In the latest revision, the ministry allowed the traders to sell unpackaged soya bean oil at the consumer level at Tk 136 a litre but the item was selling at Tk 140-145 a litre.
The price of palm oil was set at Tk 118 a litre but the item was selling at Tk 130-138 a litre in the city markets.
A one-litre bottle of soya bean oil sold for Tk 155-160 while five litres of packaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 690-750 on the markets in the city on the day.
The commerce ministry and the refiners on September 9 set the retail price of unpackaged refined sugar at Tk 74 a kg and that of packaged sugar at Tk 75 a kg but the price of the item still remained high and was selling at Tk 78-80 a kg in the city.
The prices of rice remained high in the city markets over the week.
The coarse variety of rice was selling for Tk 48-50 a kg and the medium quality variety for Tk 54-58 a kg in the city on the day.
The standard variety of Miniket rice sold for Tk 62-64 a kg, the fine variety for Tk 65-68 a kg and Najirshail for Tk 68-70 a kg on Friday.
The price of red lentil also remained high in the city markets.
The coarse variety of red lentil sold for Tk 90-95 a kg and the medium quality variety for Tk 100 a kg on Friday.
The fine variety of red lentil sold for Tk 115-120 a kg on the day.
Most of the vegetables except for papaya were selling for between Tk 60 and Tk 80 a kg in the city over the week.
Aubergine sold for Tk 60-80 a kg, papaya for Tk 25-30 a kg, bitter gourd for Tk 60-70 a kg, bottle gourd for Tk 50-60 apiece, okra for Tk 60-70 a kg, pointed gourd for Tk 50-60 a kg, cucumber for Tk 60 a kg and tomato for Tk 120-150 a kg on Friday.
The price of green chilli remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 130-160 a kg on Friday.
Potato sold for Tk 25 a kg in the city markets on the day.
The price of broiler chicken fell by Tk 10 a kilogram and the item was selling for Tk 160-170 a kg in the city on Friday.
The Sonali variety of chicken was selling for Tk 320-330 a kg while the local variety was selling for Tk 500-580 a kg on the day.
The prices of onion remained high. The local variety sold for Tk 60-65 a kg and the imported variety for Tk 50-55 a kg in the capital on the day.
The price of eggs also remained high over the week and the item was selling for Tk 38-40 a hali (four pieces) on Friday.
The prices of fish remained unchanged over the week.
Rohita sold for Tk 250-300 a kg and Katla for Tk 250-280 a kg, depending on size and quality.
Pangas sold for Tk 130-180 a kg and Tilapia for Tk 120-160 a kg.
The price of garlic remained unchanged over the week. The imported variety retailed at Tk 120-130 a kg while the local variety sold for Tk 80 90 a kg on Friday.
The prices of ginger remained unchanged. The imported variety sold for Tk 100-120 a kg and the local variety retailed at Tk 120150 a kg on Friday.
Beef was selling for Tk 580-600 a kg while mutton was selling for Tk 800-850 a kg in the city on Friday.
Fine-quality packaged salt retailed at Tk 35 a kg and the refined variety at Tk 25 a kg on the day.
(NA)
