Chattogram Bureau :
The price of green chilli skyrocketed in Chittagong due to supply shortage in the ongoing flood situation. Green chillis are not available in all kitchen markets. In the retail market, green chillies are being sold at Tk 900 to Tk 1000 per kg.
On Sunday (August 25) morning, this picture was seen when I went to Chawkbazar, Kazi Dewri and Bahaddarhat kitchen market in the city. In these markets, green chillies are seen, but they are negligible quantity compared to other days. Traders said that this situation has happened due to reduced supply.
They say that because of flood, pepper is not coming to the market. Most of the vegetables in Chittagong market come from different districts including Bogra, Faridpur, Jamalpur. Vegetables including green chillies are not coming for the last three days. As a result, there is a crisis in the market. Dishonest sellers have increased the price several times on this occasion.
Meanwhile, 11 districts of the country are currently affected by floods. Many consumers are worried about the increase in the price of vegetables. However, the traders said that there is no risk of increase in the price of vegetables due to floods. Because of the areas that have been flooded, very few vegetables come to Chattogram.
In Bahaddarhat, Kazir Deuri and Karnaphuli complex markets of the city, shopkeepers are selling 100 grams of green chilli for Tk 100..
Along with green chillies, the price of brinjal in the market has increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg. Eggplant was sold at Tk 110-130 per kg on Friday. The prices of broiler chicken, chicken eggs, fish and other vegetables are stable in the market. Each kg of desi onion was sold at Tk 100-110, potato at Tk 60, garlic at Tk 200-220 and ginger at Tk 260-280. In retail, the price of onion has decreased by Tk 10 per kg and the price of potato by Tk 5 compared to a week ago. Apart from this, broiler chickens were sold at Tk 170 per kg, golden chickens at Tk 250-260 and farm chicken eggs at Tk 160-165 per dozen.
Mofizur Rahman, a shopkeeper of Chawkbazar in the city, told New Nation that there has been a crisis due to the non-arrival of raw chillies in the market for the last few days. Vegetables and chillies are not coming from distant districts due to water in the highway. Two days ago, the price of raw chilli was between Tk 170-280 per kg. There is not much raw chili in the market, so the price has gone up, vender sources said.