Prices of green chilli, tomato, aubergine rise in capital

The prices of aubergine, green chilli and tomato increased in the city’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday. Traders said that the prices of aubergine and green chilli increased due to supply shortage as heavy rainfall caused damage to their cultivation across the country. They said that the price of tomato increased due to off seasonal shortage. The prices of some aubergine increased by Tk 30 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 80-Tk 110 a kg on Friday. The price of green chilli increased by Tk 20-Tk 30 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 100-Tk 120 a kg on the day. Tomato price increased by Tk 20 a kg and it was selling at Tk 80-Tk 100 a kg. The prices of other vegetables remained stable in the city markets. Bitter gourd was selling at Tk 40 a kg, okra at Tk 35 a kg, carrot at Tk 50 a kg, ribbed gourd at Tk 35-Tk 40 a kg, string bean at Tk 40-Tk 50 a kg, cucumber at Tk 40 a kg and papaya at Tk 30 a kg on the day. Potato was selling at Tk 20-Tk 25 a kg on Friday. The price of onion remained high and the item was selling at Tk 45-Tk 50 a kg while the imported onion was retailing at Tk 35-Tk 40 a kg. Garlic price decreased by Tk 10 a kg and the item was retailing at Tk 90-Tk 100 a kg on Friday while the local garlic was selling at Tk 70-Tk 80 a kg on the day. The prices of locally-bred hens remained high and they were selling at Tk 350-Tk 400 a kg while broiler was selling at Tk 150 a kg on the day. Beef was selling at Tk 370-Tk 380 a kg in the city’s kitchen markets while mutton was selling Tk 500-Tk 550 a kg. The price of red lentil remained unchanged and the fine variety of the item was selling at Tk 120-Tk 125 a kg while imported item was selling at Tk 105 a kg over the week. The price of egg remained high and the item was selling at Tk 32 a hali (four pieces) on Friday. The prices of fish remained unchanged. Rohita was selling at Tk 200-Tk 300 a kg, katla at Tk 200-Tk 280 a kg, pangas at Tk 120-Tk 170 a kg and tilapia at Tk 110-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality. The price of bottled soya bean oil remained unchanged. A one-litre container of soya bean oil was selling at Tk 100 while a five-litre container was selling at Tk 470-Tk 490 in the city’s markets on Friday. Unpacked soya bean oil was retailing at Tk 90-Tk 95 a litre while refined palm oil was selling at Tk 74-Tk 76 a litre. Rice prices remained unchanged over the week. The fine variety of BR-28 rice was selling at Tk 42-Tk 46 a kg and the coarse variety was selling at Tk 40-Tk 42 a kg on Friday. The fine variety of miniket rice was selling at Tk 48-Tk 50 a kg while the coarse variety was retailing at Tk 47-Tk 48 a kg. The coarse variety of rice was retailing at Tk 30-Tk 32 a kg over the week. The machine-made puffed rice was selling at Tk 60-Tk 65 a kg while the hand-made puffed rice was retailing at Tk 120 a kg. Gur was selling at between Tk 100 and Tk 150 a kg, and flaked rice at between Tk 60 and Tk 70 a kg. Dates were retailing at the ranges between Tk 130 and Tk 500 a kg, depending on their quality. The price of sugar remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 42-Tk 45 a kg on Friday. The price of gram remained stable and it was selling at Tk 65-Tk 70 a kg at different markets in the capital. News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net