Fish prices increase in capital [ Tritiyo Matra News ]

Fish prices increase in capital

Local October 25, 2015

The prices of fish increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Traders said that the demand for fish rose in the city after Eid-ul-Azha as Muslim consumers diverted their choice to fish from meat.
At the same time, Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival for the Hindus in Bangladesh, also contributed to the rise in demand for fish.
The prices of fish increased by Tk 50-Tk 100 a kilogram over the week.
Prices of rohita rose by Tk 50 a kg and it was selling at Tk 280-Tk 350 a kg while katla was selling at Tk 250-Tk 350 a kg.
Pangas was selling at Tk 140-Tk 200 a kg and tilapia at Tk 120-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
The prices of vegetables remained high.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 60-Tk 80 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 60 a kg, okra at Tk 70 a kg, ribbed gourd at Tk 60 a kg, cucumber at Tk 50 a kg, tomato at Tk 120 a kg, papaya at Tk 30 a kg and green chilli at Tk 200 a kg over the week.
The price of onion decreased by Tk 5 a kg and the local item was selling at Tk 60-Tk 65 a kg while imported item was selling at Tk 50-Tk 65 a kg on Friday.
Potato price remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 24-Tk 26 a kg in the city’s kitchen markets.
The price of egg remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 32 a hali (four pieces) in the city.
Red lentil price remained unchanged. The fine variety of the item was selling at Tk 120-Tk 125 a kg while the imported one (coarse variety) was selling at Tk 100 a kg.
The price of broiler remained unchanged and the item was selling at Tk 115-Tk 135 a kg while the locally-bred hens were selling at Tk 300-Tk 350 a kg on the day.
Imported garlic was selling at Tk 110-Tk 120 a kg while the local variety was selling at Tk 80 a kg on the day.
The prices of unpacked soya bean oil and palm oil remained unchanged and the items were selling at Tk 85-Tk 88 a litre and Tk 74-Tk 76 a litre respectively on the day.
The price of bottled soya bean oil remained unchanged. An one-litre container of soya bean oil was selling at Tk 100 while a five-litre container was selling at Tk 470-Tk 480 on Friday.
The price of coarse variety of rice was retailing at Tk 32-Tk 34 a kg over the week.
The fine variety of miniket rice was selling at Tk 50-Tk 53 a kg while the coarse variety was retailing at Tk 47-Tk 48 a kg in the city’s retail markets.
The fine variety of BR-28 rice was selling at Tk 42-Tk 45 a kg and the coarse variety was selling at Tk 38-Tk 40 a kg on Friday.