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Commenting on the situation as “worrying”, a man named Mohsinul Kabir, who came to the market in Barabagh, Mirpur, said: “People have no money now during the epidemic; the demand for market purchases is also low. However , the price of everything increases little by little every day.
“I think prices would have gone up if it hadn’t been for the epidemic. Now I don’t see any other way out than to reduce purchases.”
On Friday, the commodity markets of Mirpur, Pirerbagh, Karwanbazar and other areas were visited and prices of all kinds of daily necessities except fish were seen to be on the rise. New season beans, cauliflower, and cabbage are commercially available. A small copy sells for Rs 60 and the SIM card for Rs 140 / kg. Punishak, which did not sell for more than Rs 20, now costs Rs 40 or more. Now you have to buy a bunch of red spinach for 5-10 rupees for 15-20 rupees.
In recent weeks, Chichinga has been sold at Rs 60 per kg, Lati at Rs 60 per kg, Hybrid Cucumber at Rs 60 per kg, Karala at Rs 80 to Rs 100 per kg, Aubergine at Rs 80 to Rs 120 per kg, Shrimp at Rs 60 per kg, Dhundal at Rs 50 per kg, Patal at Rs 50 per kg. And Patal at Rs 50 per kg. , Cockroll sells for 70 rupees.
Vegetable vendor Shah Alam told bdnews24.com: “Looking at the stock of vegetables in the store, it can seem like there is a lot of supply on the market. But the reality is that each vegetable has to be bought at a very high price in the warehouse. That’s why the price goes up. If the price goes up, our profits will be lower and our sales will also go down. “
Onion from TCB at 30 rupees per kg from Sunday
Siddiqur Rahman Mintu from the Medina Rice Agency in Karwanbazar said: “The price of rice has been going up for the last two months. Now a 50 kg bag of Miniket rice is sold at Rs 2,800 to Rs 2,650, Nazirshail at Rs 2,600, BR Atash at Rs 2,200 and Guti Swarna at Rs 2,100 per bag. “
Meanwhile, the price of onion has been rising for the past two weeks due to the floods in India. Despite the fact that the price has dropped for two days in between, now the onions are being sold again at Rs 60 per kg. Potatoes have been added. The price of potatoes has also increased by Tk 5 per kg and is sold at Tk 40 in a week. In the last two weeks, the price of ginger has also increased by around 50 Tk per kg and is now sold between 240 and 250 Tk per kg.
Milon Mia, a Barbagh grocer, said: “Indian onions are not available on the market right now. The domestic onion price should also be sold between Rs 60-75. I don’t understand why the price goes up. In fact, the price of each product is increasing.
Shahidul Islam, a potato wholesaler in Karwan Bazar, said: “Many people have distributed potatoes as relief during the epidemic. I heard that some potatoes have been exported to Nepal. However, there is a shortage of potatoes in cold rooms. That is why the price of potatoes is higher now than in other times ”.
At Karwan Bazar, Bikrampur potatoes are sold at Tk 31 per kg and Rajshahi potatoes at Tk 32 per kg. Even a week ago, the price of potatoes was between Tk 25 and Tk 28, the sellers said. Pabna onions sell for 84 Tk / kg and local cross varieties sell for 58 Tk / kg in this market. Indian onions were not seen in any store.
Among spices, only the price of garlic is a bit stable, Shahidul said, adding that local and Chinese garlic are available at Tk 80 to Tk 90 per kg. However, ginger, which was sold a week ago at Rs 180 to Rs 160 per kg, is now selling at Rs 200 to Rs 250 per kg.
Shahidul said that importers increased the price due to the decrease in ginger imports.
The fish and meat market is relatively stable at this time of rising commodity prices. Last week, the price of broiler chicken increased by 10 rupees per kg to 130 rupees. Broilers are also being sold this week at 130 rupees. In addition, laying chicken is sold for Rs 220-240 and domestic chicken for Rs 400 / kg. Beef is sold at Rs 560 and lamb at Rs 650-600 / kg.
Fish prices are relatively tolerable on the market. Jhatka hilsa is sold at 300 Tk per kg and the hilsa weighing one kg is sold at 600 Tk. Furthermore, tilapia is sold for Rs 140, farmed koi for Rs 130, and Rs 220 to 240 per kg. Some small and freshwater fish are sold for Rs 140-150 / kg.
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