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For a long month and a half, the vegetable market is out of the reach of the middle class. Consumers eagerly await the Rabi (winter) season vegetables. Due to the prolonged floods, the prices of almost all types of vegetables are still above Rs 60 per kg. Vegetable seeds up to 25-40 rupees. On top of that, the prices of various spices, including ginger and onion, have suddenly risen. As a result, the middle and lower classes are struggling to reconcile spending with declining income in the Corona disaster.
Such an image was found while visiting Mugda, Maniknagar, Kamalapur and Motijheel T&T Colony Raw Market in the capital on Friday.
Vendors say the rains and floods have raised the prices of most products. Some are increasing due to a shortage of supply based on demand. However, consumers complain that prices go up as soon as they hit the retail market from manufacturers or wholesalers.
According to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the prices of 12 daily commodities other than vegetables have changed in one week. The price of 10 of them has gone up.
Even before Eid-ul-Azha, onion, garlic and ginger prices were relatively low. At that time, domestic and imported ginger were available at a price of Rs 140-180 / kg. After Eid-ul-Azha, it fell further from Tk 120 to Tk 140. However, the price of ginger has suddenly increased by Tk 40 per kg since last Thursday. Ginger now costs Rs 140-200 per kg on the retail market.
The price of onion has also increased by Rs 5 per kg. The price of skinless Indian onion is now Rs 35 / kg. Domestic onions are sold at Rs 45-50 per kg. However, garlic is sold at Rs 60-70 per kg, as the import is higher than the demand.
Wali Ullah, a retailer from Mugda Bazar, told Kaler Kanth that Khatunganj Bazar was submerged in the tides. As a result, goods do not reach the capital from there, a large amount of ginger has rotted. For this reason, ginger is priced higher on the wholesale market. So retail prices have also gone up. Last season’s onion is coming to an end. So the price of onion is also increasing.
There is unrest in the market for raw vegetables and chili peppers. Even if it is imported, the price of raw chili is not decreasing. Yesterday, raw chili peppers imported from India were sold at Tk 180-190 per kg. And the local raw chili peppers have been sold for 200 rupees per kg. Tomatoes have been sold at Rs 120-140 per kg, carrots at Rs 100, karla, eggplant and barbati at Rs 80-90 per kg. Chichinga, Patol and Dhendas have been sold at Rs 60-70 per kg. As in the previous week, Kachu Lati and Kankrol have been sold at Rs 60-70 per kg. Water hyacinth 50 rupees per kg, papaya 40-45 rupees per kg. A pumpkin sells for Rs 60-70, rice squash for Rs 40-50 and raw banana hali for Rs 30-40. On the other hand, the price of potatoes is also high, 35-36 rupees per kg.
Abdullah, a shopper who came to buy vegetables at Motijheel T&T Colony Raw Market, told Kaler Kantha: “Our income has decreased by 20 to 25 percent. On the contrary, the price of the product has increased between 50 and 100 percent. The cost of living is not going to be adjusted. But when we eat 80 kg of vegetables in Dhaka, we still see in the newspapers that farmers sell for 20-25 rupees. So why is the price soaring? The government should investigate it, it should be closely monitored.
The price of chicken eggs at Comeney Farm. It is sold at a price of Rs 110-115 per dozen. The price of chicken is a bit low. Broilers are sold at Rs 115-120 / kg. The price of fish is the same as before. Hilsa weighing more than one kg should be purchased at a price of Rs. 1,200 per kg. The price of hilsa weighing about half a kg is Rs 500-600 per kg. Fish rui 280 to 350 rupees per kg.
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