Dhaka: Continuous heatwave across the country. A 72-hour ‘heat alert’ has been issued in the country. In hot weather, the supply of vegetables in the market is less. As a result, the price has increased. 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.
On Friday (April 26) various markets in the capital can be seen.
Papaya, which is always within reach, is now being sold at Tk 50-60. Which is within 40 rupees most of the year. Besides, the price of potato per kg has increased by Tk 15 after Eid. It is being sold at the rate of 55-60 taka per standard. Which was between Tk 40-50 before Eid. Eggplant is selling at 70-80 taka, kankarol 70-80 taka, rice 60-70 taka, potal 60-80 taka. Vegetables like sajne, usta, bitter gourd and jing are being sold at Tk 80 to Tk 100 per kg.
The market does not want to be normal. The price of ginger-garlic is extra. Apart from this, prices of fish and meat along with products like rice, dal, flour, flour have also stabilized. New prices of soybeans have started coming into 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.
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.
Meanwhile, desi garlic is being sold at Tk 150 to Tk 180 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 in the market has decreased slightly. 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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