Vegetable market increased, broiler chicken prices decreased

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka: Since Eid, the prices of most vegetables in the raw market are on the rise. At the end of the week, some vegetables increased by Tk 20 to Tk 30 per kg. Fish, meat prices are also higher than usual. However, the price of broiler chicken has decreased slightly.

On Friday (April 26), such a picture was seen in BNP Bazar, Shyamoli, Kalyanpur area of ​​Agargaon in the capital.

Buyers come to raw market in intense heat, but traders say otherwise. They claim that the prices of vegetables have not decreased due to heat alert on one hand and unfavorable weather conditions on the other hand.

On this day, I spoke to a private employee named Asaduzzaman who came to buy vegetables at BNP market in Agargaon. He told Sarabangla, now the price of any vegetable in the market is below 50 rupees. The cheapest vegetable papaya has to be bought at the rate of Tk 50 per kg. Potatoes have to be bought for 60 rupees. Costs are constantly increasing due to the increase in the price of daily products. But the income is not increasing accordingly.

Ahad Mia, a vegetable seller of Agargaon, told Sarabangla that the price of vegetables has been on the rise since two or three days after Eid. Today, papaya has increased by Tk 20 to Tk 50 per kg. The price of brinjal has increased. Long brinjal has become 80 taka. Cucumber price increased by Tk 60, Barbati Tk 89, medium sized leaf gourd Tk 80, round potato Tk 60, tomato Tk 50, shrimp Tk 80, chichinga Tk 70, rinds Tk 60-70, potal Tk 60-80, bitter gourd Tk 80 to Tk 100 Selling per kg.

Medium sized lemons are being sold at the rate of Tk 40 per half in the market. In some places, large lemons are being sold for Tk 60. Due to the hot weather, the demand for lemon has increased the price, the sellers said.

On Friday, rui fish of one kg or more weight Tk 350-380 per kg, Pangus fish Tk 200-220 per kg, Koi Tk 250-260, Pabda Tk 450-500 per kg, Tilapia Tk 250-260 per kg, Silver Carp Tk 200-220 per kg. , Singh is seen to be sold at Tk 650, Gulsha at Tk 700 per kg.

In the market, local onion is sold at Tk 60-70, garlic Tk 240-250, ginger at Tk 240-250 per kg.

However, the price of broiler chicken has decreased in the market. Before Eid, broiler chicken was sold at Tk 250-260 per kg, but today it is being sold at Tk 210 to Tk 200 per kg. But the price of Sonalika chicken has increased. It is being sold at Tk 380-390 per kg.

Mohammad Taufiq, a broiler chicken seller of BNP Bazar in Agargaon, told Sarabangla that the price of broiler chicken has decreased slightly compared to before Eid. Today we are selling broiler chicken at 210-220 and golden chicken at 380-390 kg. But the egg market is the same as last week. Farm chicken eggs are Tk 120-130 per dozen and duck eggs are Tk 80 per dozen. And quail eggs are being sold at Tk 50 per dozen.

On this day, I talked to Fahima Nasreen, a private employee, in the raw market of Shyamli. He told Sarabangla that after fasting, the prices of goods have started increasing again. Prices increase and we have to struggle to run our family with limited income. He expressed his regret and said that now the price of any thing starting from fish and meat does not decrease. The price is reduced only for people!

On this day beef is sold at Tk 750-800 per kg and Khasi at Tk 1050-1100 per kg. In various meat shops of West Agargaon, beef is sold at Tk 780-800 per kg.

However, beef is sold at the price of Tk 750 per kg in the raw market of Shyamli. Taufiq Mia, the meat seller of raw market in Shyamli told Sarabangla, today we are selling beef at the rate of Tk 750 per kg. When asked about selling at a slightly lower price than other traders, he said, “We make less profit.” So I can sell.

However, the price of all types of vegetables can be more or less up to Tk 10-20 depending on the market.

Sarabangla/KIF/NU