The temperature is hovering around 40 to 42 degree Celsius. Another 72-hour ‘heat alert’ has been issued in the country. Since last March, people of all classes are in trouble due to such hostile behavior of the weather. The impact of adverse weather is everywhere. Especially in hot weather, the supply of vegetables in the market is less. As a result, the price has increased.
Vegetable sellers say the heat wave has affected the supply of vegetables. Vegetables are getting lost in farmers’ fields. Besides, the cost of vegetable production has also increased due to repeated irrigation. That is why the price of vegetables is high in the village.
On the other hand, the price of ginger-garlic in the market is also increased. Apart from this, prices of fish and meat along with products like rice, dal, flour, flour have also stabilized.
As previously announced, new soybean prices have started to hit the market. The new price of one liter of bottled soybean has been fixed at Tk 167 per liter, which is Tk 4 more than before.
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On Friday (April 26), various markets in the capital were visited, papaya, which was always within reach, is now being sold at Tk 50-60. Which is within 40 rupees most of the year. Besides, after Eid, the price of potato per kg is 15 taka, depending on the standard, it is being sold at the rate of 55-60 taka. Which was between Tk 40-50 before Eid.
Among other essential vegetables, brinjal is being sold at Tk 70-80, kankarol Tk 70-80, rinds Tk 60-70, potal Tk 60-80. Vegetables like sajne, usta, bitter gourd and jing are being sold at Tk 80 to Tk 100 per kg.
Muktar Hossain, a seller of Malibagh market, said that the supply of vegetables is low. Vegetables are getting spoiled in summer. Due to which the price has increased. He said that the price of most of the vegetables has increased by 8-10 taka per kg in the last one week in the villages of Gramganj. In that way, it is being sold at an increased price in the Dhaka market.
Meanwhile, lemons are being sold at the rate of Tk 40 per half in the market. In some places, 60 rupees were also seen to be sold. Due to the hot weather, the demand for lemon has increased the price, the sellers said.
After Eid, the prices of other materials have also increased. Domestic garlic is being sold in the market for 150 to 180 taka per kg. A week ago it was 130 to 170 taka. The price of garlic increased by Tk 10 to Tk 20 per kg in a week. At this time last year, desi garlic was sold for Tk 100 to Tk 120. However, there has been no major change in the price of imported garlic in the last one week. The price of foreign garlic is now Tk 200 to Tk 220 per kg. However, the price of domestic garlic has increased.
The price of beef, which increased before Eid, did not decrease. Beef is being sold at Tk 780 to Tk 800 per kg. Beef is being sold for Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,100 per kg.
However, the price of broiler chicken has decreased slightly in the market. It has come down from around Tk 250 to Tk 220 to Tk 230 per kg. But the opposite is the case in the egg market. The price of farm chicken eggs has increased by Tk 10 and is being sold from Tk 135 to Tk 140 per dozen.
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