Staff Reporter :
Consumers have no respite from soaring commodity prices as the cost of daily essentials have been rising almost every day on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka in the past few weeks.
The prices of onions, garlic, eggs and palm oil witnessed a fresh rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka on Friday while the prices of other commodities including rice, vegetables, wheat and sugar remained excessively high.
Retailers blamed wholesalers for increasing the prices of onions and garlic amid the ongoing harvesting season.
They also said that companies and distributers increased the prices of eggs and palm oil over the week.
The prices of onions increased by Tk 10 a kilogram over the week. The local variety of onions sold for Tk 90-100 a kilogram while the imported item sold for Tk 100-110 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of garlic increased by Tk 20 a kilogram on the kitchen markets in Dhaka and its local variety retailed at Tk 240-280 a kilogram while the imported garlic sold for Tk 230-240 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of eggs increased by Tk 2-3 a hali (fourr pieces) and the items sold for Tk 45-47 a hali in the city.
The price of palm oil increased by Tk 5 a litre and the item sold for Tk 135-140 a litre in the city on Friday. Unpackaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 160 a litre while the packaged item sold for Tk 170-175 a litre on the day.
A five-litre bottle of soya bean oil sold for Tk 810-845 on the city markets.
The prices of rice remained high despite drives from government agencies to curb the price of the staple food. The coarse and medium-quality varieties of rice sold for Tk 54-60 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of lower-grade Miniket sold for Tk 65-70 a kilogram over the week.
The fine variety of Miniket sold for Tk 74-78 a kilogram and Najirshail for Tk 75-80 a kilogram on Friday. The prices of vegetables also remained high on the city markets over the week.
Aubergine sold for Tk 70-100 a kilogram, papaya for Tk 40-50 a kilogram, bitter gourd for Tk 80-90 a kilogram, cauliflower for Tk 40-50 apiece, cabbage for Tk 40-50 apiece, cucumber for Tk 50-60 a kilogram, beans for Tk 70-80 a kilogram, carrot for Tk 30-50 a kilogram and tomatoes for Tk 50-60 a kilogram on Friday.
Green chillies sold for Tk 60-80 a kilogram in the city on Friday. The price of potatoes decreased slightly and the item sold for Tk 50-55 a kilogram on the day.
The price of broiler chicken remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 200-210 a kilogram on Friday.
Locally bred hens sold for Tk 550-600 a kilogram on the day. Sonalika variety of chicken sold for Tk 300-310 a kilogram in the city on Friday.
The price of beef also remained high on the city markets and the item sold for Tk 650-750 a kilogram on the day. The price of mutton remained high and the item sold for Tk 1,000-1,100 a kilogram on the day.
The prices of wheat remained high and the unpackaged item sold for Tk 50 a kilogram while the packaged item sold for Tk 60-65 a kilogram in the city on Friday. Packaged refined wheat sold for Tk 70-75 a kilogram in the city.
The prices of red lentil also remained high over the week. The coarse variety of red lentil sold for Tk 110-115 a kilogram and the medium-quality variety for Tk 125-130 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of fine variety of red lentil remained high and the item sold for Tk 135-145 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of ginger remained high and the imported ginger sold for Tk 200-250 a kilogram while the local variety sold for Tk 260-300 a kilogram.
The prices of sugar also remained high over the week and the unpackaged item sold for Tk 140-145 a kilogram while the packaged item for Tk 150-160 a kilogram in the city on Friday.
The prices of fish remained unchanged over the week in the city. Rohita sold for Tk 300-400 a kilogram and Katla for Tk 300-440 a kilogram, depending on size and quality. Pangas sold for Tk 180-200 a kilogram and Tilapia for Tk 160-200 a kilogram on Friday. The price of salt also remained high and the item sold for Tk 42 a kilogram in the city.
