Fine rice of the Nazirshail and Miniket kinds rose by Tk 2 a kilogram in a week in Dhaka's retail markets, and loose soybean and palm oil also went up. Shoppers got some relief at the same time as local onion, garlic and broiler chicken became cheaper, the Daily Ittefaq found on Thursday at Shantinagar, Karwan Bazar and Notun Bazar in Turag.
Fine rice now sells at Tk 72 to 85 a kg depending on quality. Coarse and medium varieties such as IRRI, Swarna, Paijam and BRRI dhan28 are unchanged at Tk 50 to 65. Loose soybean oil went from Tk 186-195 a litre to Tk 190-195, loose palm oil to Tk 170-175 and super palm oil to Tk 172-180. The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh's price list for Thursday also showed the rise in oil prices.
Local onion fell by Tk 5 a kg to Tk 45-50. Local garlic sells at Tk 90-120 and imported garlic at Tk 160-200 a kg, the lower end of both having come down. Broiler chicken eased from Tk 180-200 a kg to Tk 180-190.
Vegetables remain almost as expensive as before: brinjal at Tk 100-130 a kg, bitter gourd Tk 80-90, pointed gourd Tk 60-80, and ridge gourd and sponge gourd Tk 70-80. Karwan Bazar vegetable seller Nizamuddin said the fuel price rise has raised transport costs at every step, from the field to the wholesale market and on to retail, though prices are a little lower than last week. He expects them to fall from November, when winter vegetables start to arrive.
Fish are dearer too, with rui, catla, shing, koi, pabda, shrimp, tilapia and pangas all up by Tk 20 to 30 a kg. Loose atta flour rose by Tk 5 a kg in a month to Tk 50 and loose maida by Tk 10 to Tk 65-70, after supplier companies raised prices three weeks ago.
For farmers and growers the picture has two clear sides: higher fuel prices are passing transport costs on to the shopper, and traders are waiting for the winter vegetable season to bring prices down.
The report is by Ittefaq's staff.
Photo: Press Information Department / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Source: Ittefaq
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