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A visit to various markets in Dhaka on Friday showed that vegetable prices have dropped. The prices of fish, meat and other daily necessities are the same as before. However, in one week, the retail price of fine rice has risen by a maximum of 400 taka per 50 kg bag, or 6 taka per kg. Prices of old gold, pajamas and BR Atash rice have also risen by Rs 1 to 2 per kg.
And the price of soybean oil has risen by Rs 10 per liter.
According to the state marketing agency TCB, fine rice is now sold at 8.36 percent, medium rice at 10.20 percent and coarse rice at 30.14 percent more than in the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, the price of open soybean oil has increased by 23.64 percent, the price of the one-liter bottle has increased by 12.20 percent, and the price of the bottle of 5 liters has increased by 10.22 percent.
The price of Rashid brand Miniket rice has risen around Tk 400 per bag in the last week to 10 days, said Ferdous Monwar, a vendor at the Mayer Doa Store in Pirbagh, Mirpur.
He told bdnews24.com: “Rice prices have never risen so much in recent years. Rashid’s Miniket 50kg sack now costs Rs 3,100, Dolphin, Sahara, Salam brand sacks are Rs 3,000. Pajamas now sell for Rs 2,450 and guti gold for Rs 2,400. And the price of BR Atash rice again paddy is 2450 rupees. Usually the price of pajamas is 150 rupees less than Atash rice. “
Rahmat Ullah, a rice trader in Agargaon, said that the price of old rice has risen by Taka 50-100 in recent weeks. The Arrow Miniket brand now costs Rs 2,900 per bag. In addition, there are new BR Atash pajamas, pajamas and rice on the market. The wholesale price for this rice is Rs 2,350 per bag.
When asked why the price of rice was going up, he said: “You have heard that the price of other types of rice, including the Old Rice Miniket, has risen due to the increase in the price of rice.”
Haji Mohiuddin, a rice wholesaler in the Mirpur-1 market, said: “The price of Miniket and Nazirshail rice has gone up a lot, which is the highest in 3-4 years. Miniket sells for Rs 2,950 and Nazir for Rs 2,650. However, the price of coarse rice from the new Aman rice season has dropped somewhat.
“Pajamas that were Rs 2,350 have now been reduced to Rs 2,200. The main thing is that the price of coarse rice has gone down and the price of rice went up last season.”
The price of aromatic rice, which has been falling for a long time, has also started to rise recently. Aromatic rice is sold at a price of Rs 63-6 per kg with an average increase of Rs 5 per kg.
In the current amaman season, the government has decided to buy rice at 38 Tk / kg and paddy rice at 28 Tk / kg. However, the mill owners have refused to give rice saying that if the rice is given at this price, instead of profit, there will be losses. In this situation, the government is starting to import a lakh ton of rice from the neighboring Indian market at a rate of 34.35 taka per kg.
Shaheen, a shopkeeper at Barbagh Kacha Bazar in Mirpur, told bdnews24.com that the price of oil has also risen. I sell according to the retail price written on the skin.
“You buy a 5-liter bottle of the Rupchanda brand for Tk 57 and it sells for Tk 630. A month ago, this bottle cost 455 rupees. Arrow and Bashundhara brand oil is purchased at Rs 550 to Rs 555, and is sold at Rs 625. The purchase price of the open soybean oil is 108 Tk per kg and the sale price is 115 Tk. The price of this oil has risen by 10 Tk in 10 days. “
Bottles of Bashundhara and Tir brand soybean oil MRP are still available at 115 Tk per liter in some grocery stores in the Pirerbagh area. Distributors have hinted that the price of bottled oil could go up even higher, trader Palash said.
When asked about the reason for the price increase, Mohammad Golam Mawla, president of the Bangladesh Wholesale Edible Oil Traders Association, told bdnews24.com that between five and six companies controlled the country’s oil market. The owners of the plants said that the price of oil is rising in the domestic market due to the increase in the price of oil in the international market. Recently, the price of oil decreased by 100 rupees an ounce, but yesterday it increased by 20 rupees.
According to the oil trader, the price of soybean oil on the wholesale market on Friday was Rs 93.16 per liter.
Regarding the increase in retail prices, he said: “The difference between the retail price and the wholesale market should be a maximum of Rs. But in our country it often becomes very different. In a free market economy, it may not be possible to set prices. But if the government wants, it can at least fix the price and publish the SRO. “
The prices of these foods have been falling during the last two weeks due to the arrival of winter vegetables to the market. Red spinach, spinach, radish spinach, mustard spinach, and pumpkin seeds are purchased at Rs 5 to Rs 10 each. Even 15 days ago, the seeds of these vegetables were selling for 15-20 rupees.
The prices of winter vegetables like radish, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, squash, carrots and barbati have also dropped. Cauliflower and cabbage are available at 15 rupees each. Radishes are available at Rs 10 to Rs 15 per kg at Manvede, which was selling for Rs 30 a few days ago. Beans and barbati are sold for between Rs 40-50 / kg. Medium-sized squash is available at Rs 40.
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