Vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil continued to be sold at high prices, while the prices of coarse rice, broiler chicken and eggs dropped slightly on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Traders said that the prices of vegetables, onions and potatoes remained high due to a lack of adequate supply as the production of early varieties of the items was hampered due to flood and downpour in many parts of the country.
They said that vegetables had started to appear on the market, but the supply remained insufficient.聽
Traders also said that while the price of edible oil remained high, a supply shortage of packaged soya bean oil emerged on the market, whereas the availability of unpackaged oil increased over the week.
The prices of most of the vegetables remained high on the kitchen markets over the week.
Aubergine sold for Tk 80-100 a kilogram, papaya for Tk 40-50 a kilogram, bitter gourd for Tk 80-100 a kilogram, pointed guard for Tk 50-60 a kilogram, okra for Tk 60-70 a kilogram, string beans for Tk 80-90 a kilogram, teasel gourd for Tk 70-80 a kilogram, ridge gourd for Tk 60-70 a kilogram, snake gourd for Tk 60-70 a kilogram, beans for Tk 60-70 and tomato for Tk 150-160 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of green chillies remained stable and the item sold for Tk 100-140 a kilogram in the city on the day.
The price of potatoes remained excessively high and the item sold for Tk 75-80 a kilogram on the city鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday.
The prices of onions also remained high and its local variety sold for Tk 130-140 a kilogram while the imported item sold for Tk 100-110 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of edible oil also remained high over the week and unpackaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 165-168 a litre while the packaged item sold for Tk 170 a litre on Friday.
A five-litre bottle of soya bean oil sold for Tk 815 on the city markets.
Palm oil sold for Tk 160-162 a litre on the city markets on the day.
Although the prices of coarse rice decreased slightly, the prices of the staple food remained high.
The coarse and medium-quality varieties of rice sold for Tk 53鈥�60 a kilogram on Friday.
Lower-grade Miniket sold for Tk 70-75 a kilogram over the week.
The fine variety of Miniket sold for Tk 78鈥�82 a kilogram and Najirshail for Tk 80-90 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of broiler chicken decreased by Tk 10 a kilogram and the item sold for Tk 170-200 a kilogram while Sonalika variety of chicken sold for Tk 280-290 a kilogram on the day.
The prices of garlic remained high and its local variety retailed at Tk 230鈥�260 a kilogram while imported garlic sold for Tk 220鈥�240 a kilogram on the day.
The price of sugar remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 135-140 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of eggs decreased by Tk 2 a hali (four pieces) and the item sold for Tk 48-50 a hali on the city鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday.
Rohita sold for Tk 300鈥�450 a kilogram and Katla for Tk 300鈥�450 a kilogram, depending on size and quality.
Pangas sold for Tk 200鈥�230 a kilogram and Tilapia for Tk 220鈥�230 a kilogram on Friday.
The coarse variety of red lentil sold for Tk 105-110 a kilogram and the medium-quality variety for Tk 115鈥�120 a kilogram on Friday.
The price of fine variety of red lentil remained high and the item聽sold for Tk 135鈥�140 a kilogram on Friday.