Oil, sugar and flour prices rise in market

Staff Reporter :
The prices of daily essentials are increasing day by day. In this situation the wholesales are supplying inadequate products in the market. As a result people are facing hardship to get necessary oil, sugar and flour in the market.
After visiting capital’s few market- BUET market (Palashi), Rampura, Malibagh, New Market, Mirpur and Hatirpul on Friday, it was seen that the loose sugar was being sold at Tk 100-105 and packed sugar at Tk 110-115. The government has fixed Tk 84 for loose and Tk 89 for packed sugar.
Soybean oil is being sold at different prices in different shops. A two liter bottle of Rupchanda oil was selling for Tk 360 to Tk 384. The same quantity of Bashundhara brand oil was selling at Tk 410. One liter bottled oil of Arrow brand is Tk 178 to Tk 192.
Dealers say oil prices have risen three times in the last two weeks. Different period oils have different rates. Each shop buys these oils at different prices and sells at different prices. This is the reason for the price variation.
As for the rice Paijam rice is being sold at Tk 56-58 whereas one week earlier it was at Tk 52-54.
Onion is being sold at Tk 50-60, while one week ago it was Tk 45-55.
The egg traders are selling per dozen eggs at Tk 150 whereas one week earlier it was Tk 135 and per dozen duck eggs sells at Tk 165.
Speaking to the New Nation, egg trader Rahman Mia from New Market said the price of egg is again going up. He said people have cut down egg from their list and sales of egg drops significantly.
The scenario of the vegetables market is that bean and cauliflower are being sold at high price of Tk 160 per kg and Tk 40-50 per piece respectively.
On the other hand, the price of carrot, tomato and French has remained stable as these are being sold at Tk 120-130, Tk 140 (local), Tk 120 (Indian) and Tk 70-80 respectively.
Furthermore, brinjal is being sold at Tk 50-60, cucarbitaceous at Tk 50-70, green papaya at Tk 25-30, parble at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 60-80, Arum-lobe, spone gourd, snake gourd are at Tk 50-60.
In the kitchen market, the broiler chicken is being sold at Tk 190-195 whereas the Sonali (Popularly known as Pakistani cock) is being sold at Tk 300-320. And beef is being sold at Tk 720 and Mutton Tk 900.
There is no fish except Chapila is being sold at Tk150. As a result, the people of the middle and lower income group are struggling to meet their demand resulting they are buying less.
After visiting few kitchen market it was seen that the fish marker picture is that shrimp sells at Tk 750-800. The cat fish was selling at Tk 500 to 600 at Baganbari, South Goran on Friday, taki machh at Tk 550, Papda at Tk 500-550 and boal machh at Tk 800.
In Pabna Basmati rice is being sold at Tk 75, Miniket Tk 70, Katari Vogue Tk 80, Auous Tk 50. Besides, Roui and Katla fish is being sold at Tk 350 and Tk 300, illish Tk 800 to Tk 1200.
On the other hand, onion is being sold at Tk 50, bitter gourd Tk 60, potato Tk 25-30, coloflower Tk 50.