Prices of egg, potato increase in capital [ Tritiyo Matra News ]

Prices of egg, potato increase in capital

Local November 21, 2015

The prices of egg and potato increased in the capital’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday.
The traders say the prices of the items increased due to supply shortage compared with their demand. The demand for egg generally increases during winter, they said. The potato price will come down when the supply of its newly-harvested variety increases, the traders said.
The price of egg increased by Tk 2 a hali (four pieces) and the item was selling at Tk 34 a hali in the city.
The price of potato increased by Tk 3 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 32-Tk 35 a kg over the week while the newly-harvested potato was selling at Tk 110 a kg.
The prices of vegetables remained stable during the period.
Aubergine was selling at Tk 40-Tk 60 a kg, bitter gourd at Tk 35 a kg, okra at Tk 40 a kg, cauliflower at Tk 25-Tk 30 a kg, cabbage at Tk 30 a kg, bean at Tk 30-Tk 40 a kg, cucumber at Tk 30 a kg, tomato at Tk 80 a kg, papaya at Tk 25 a kg and green chilli at Tk 80 a kg over the week.
The price of broiler decreased by Tk 5 a kilogram and the item was selling at Tk 120-Tk 125 a kg while the locally-bred hens were selling at Tk 280-Tk 320 a kg on the day.
Beef was selling at Tk 370-Tk 480 a kg while mutton was selling at Tk 500-Tk 550 a kg on Friday.
The prices of fish remained unchanged over the week.
Rohita was selling at Tk 200-Tk 320 a kg, katla at Tk 200-Tk 300 a kg, pangas at Tk 140-Tk 200 a kg and tilapia at Tk 120-Tk 180 a kg, depending on their size and quality.
Unpacked soya bean oil was selling at Tk 76-Tk 80 a litre on Friday while palm oil was selling at Tk 64-Tk 66 a litre on the day.
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 480 on Friday.
The price of onion remained unchanged and the local item was selling at Tk 55-Tk 60 a kg while imported item was selling at Tk 50 a kg on Friday.
The prices of garlic remained unchanged and the imported item was selling at Tk 110-Tk 120 a kg while the local variety was selling at Tk 80 a kg on Friday.
Red lentil price also remained unchanged. The fine variety of the item was selling at Tk 120-Tk 130 a kg while the imported one (coarse variety) was selling at Tk 100 a kg.
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 45-Tk 48 a kg in the city’s retail market.
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.