Essential commodity prices remain high

The prices of most of the essential commodities remained high in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Sugar and red lentil maintained their excessive high prices on the retail market. The price of sugar has been soaring recent months, belying the commerce ministry’s assurance of stability.
Sugar was being retailed at Tk 72-Tk 75 a kilogram in the city market on Friday while the wholesale price of the item was Tk 3,400 a bag (50 kg) on the day.
The fine variety of imported red lentil was selling at Tk 150 a kg and the coarse variety at Tk 110 a kg, while local red lentil was retailing at Tk 150-Tk 155 a kg.
Vegetables prices remained unchanged in the city markets over the week.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 40-Tk 60 a kg, green chilli at Tk 60 a kg, bitter gourds at Tk 40-Tk 60 a kg, cucumber at Tk 40 a kg, bottle gourd at Tk 40-Tk 50 a piece, okra at Tk 40 a kg and papaya at Tk 30 a kg.
Imported ginger was being sold at Tk 60 a kg while local one was selling at Tk 120-Tk 130 a kg.
The price of broiler chicken decreased by Tk 10 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 155-Tk 165 a kg, while the locally-bred hens were selling at Tk 350-Tk 400 a kg on Friday.
Beef was being sold at Tk 420-Tk 430 a kg while mutton was selling at Tk 600-Tk 650 a kg over the week.
The price of eggs remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 30-Tk 32 a hali (four pieces) on Friday.
The prices of onion remained unchanged and the local varieties were being retailed at Tk 40-Tk 45 a kg and imported onions at Tk 25-Tk 30 a kg.
The imported garlic was being sold at Tk 160-Tk 180 a kg while the local variety was selling at Tk 140 a kg on Friday.
The price of unpacked soya bean oil remained unchanged, with the fine quality of the item selling at Tk 88-Tk 90 a kg on Friday, while palm oil was selling at Tk 65-Tk 67 a kg.
The price of a one-litre container of soya bean oil stood at Tk 96-Tk 98, while that of a five-litre container remained unchanged at Tk 440-Tk 460 in the city’s retail markets on Friday.
Fish prices remained unchanged. Rohita was selling at Tk 200-Tk 320 a kg, Katla at Tk 200-Tk 300 a kg, Pangas at Tk 120-Tk 280 a kg, and Tilapia at Tk 120-Tk 180 a kg, depending on size and quality.
The coarse variety of miniket rice was retailing at Tk 43-Tk 45 a kg, while the fine variety was selling at Tk 46-Tk 50 a kg in the city markets on Friday.
The fine variety of Najirshail rice was selling at Tk 52-Tk 54 a kg during the week. The fine variety of BR-28 rice was selling at Tk 40-Tk 44 a kg and the coarse variety at Tk 38 kg on Friday.

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