The poultry prices in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets declined after Eid-ul-Fitr, while beef and mutton prices remained stable.
Traders said that many people had not returned to Dhaka due to the Eid holidays, which caused fewer shoppers at markets on Friday.
Moreover, some traders haven鈥檛 reopened their shops either.
However, the traders expected that the old picture of the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets would be visible from today as almost all the offices will reopen on Sunday.
According to information from different kitchen markets, the prices of poultry chickens lowered to Tk聽200-Tk 210 per kg, from Tk 230-Tk 240 before Eid.
The prices of beef and mutton remained the same as before the Eid, around Tk聽750-Tk聽800 per kg for beef and Tk聽1100-Tk聽1200 for mutton.
Meanwhile, the price of eggs witnessed a slight surge to Tk聽130- Tk聽135 per dozen, up from Tk聽120- Tk聽125 before the Eid.
Along with eggs, the prices of vegetables also increased just after Eid. Green chilli, tomato, papaya, cucumber, and lemon were among the vegetables which saw increased prices in the market.
Tomatoes were sold for Tk 40 per kg, papaya for Tk 60, cucumber for Tk 60, and green chillies for Tk 120 per kg.
Moreover, the prices of newly harvested teasel, ridge gourd, pointed gourd, bitter gourd, and other summer vegetables were also a little high.
Moniruzzaman, a trader at Mirpur Shah Ali market, said that the prices of eggs and other vegetables hiked due to a lack of supply during the Eid holidays.
鈥楾he supply of the vegetables is yet to be normal after Eid. Hopefully, within two or three days, the prices will be lower riding on abundance in supply,鈥� he added.
Traders also said that vegetable prices remain high in April, as this month is considered a transition between winter and summer vegetables.
The prices of potatoes and onions remained static. Potatoes were sold at Tk 20-Tk 25 per kg, and onions were Tk 40-Tk 45 per kg.
Different rice varieties were available from Tk 55 to Tk 100 a kilogram.
The fine Miniket rice maintained its steady high price, selling at Tk 75-82 a kilogram, whereas coarse and medium-quality rice varieties were priced at Tk聽55-65 a kilogram on Friday.
Packaged soya bean oil price was Tk 850 for 5-litre bottle and Tk 175 for 1-litre bottle.
After Eid, the demand for meat decreased, which resulted in a slight increase in the price of fish.
A seller from Kallyanpur Natun Bazar stated that the price of local fish jumped due to a shortage during the Eid.
In that market, pangash was sold at Tk聽200 per kg, tilapia at Tk聽200-Tk聽220, and large-sized rui fish was at Tk 350-Tk 400 per kg.
Runa Akter, a buyer at Kallyanpur Bazar, said poultry prices have come down and meat prices remained static, but the prices of vegetables and fish surged.
Traders said that due to the Eid holidays, there was less crowd and limited supply in the markets, resulting in a slight price hike.
However, if supply normalises in the coming days, the prices will also decrease.