Ginger rose by up to Tk 60 a kilo and garlic by up to Tk 40 in a week in Rangpur's retail markets. On Wednesday (21 October) new local ginger sold for Tk 180-200 a kilo, imported ginger Tk 220-240, local garlic Tk 120-140 and Indian garlic Tk 220-240.
A week earlier new local ginger cost Tk 120-140, imported ginger Tk 190-200, local garlic Tk 80-100 and Indian garlic Tk 200-220. Traders blame dwindling stocks of the old crop while the new harvest has yet to reach the market in full. "Supply has fallen, so prices are up; farmers have started planting again," said Raju Mia, a vegetable seller at City Bazar. Rises of Tk 30-40 a kilo have been reported in other markets too.
Vegetables were mixed. Carrots climbed from Tk 140-160 to Tk 170-180 a kilo, taro stolons from Tk 50-60 to Tk 70-80 and bitter gourd from Tk 40-50 to Tk 50-60. Tomatoes eased to Tk 170-180, newly arrived cabbage fell from Tk 60-70 to Tk 50-60 and okra from Tk 50-60 to Tk 40-50. Coriander leaves dropped from Tk 200-250 to Tk 70-80 a kilo.
Cauliflower at Tk 60-70, beans at Tk 120-140, spiny gourd at Tk 80-90, thin aubergines at Tk 40-70 and round aubergines at Tk 80-100 were little changed. Green chillies stayed at Tk 100-120 and onions at Tk 45-50.
Fish, meat and eggs were stable: Tk 46-48 for four eggs, broiler chicken Tk 170-180 a kilo, Sonali chicken Tk 300-310, local chicken Tk 540-550, beef Tk 720-750 and goat meat Tk 1,000-1,100. Rohu sold for Tk 250-450 by size, pangas Tk 150-200 and tilapia Tk 150-220.
Bottled soybean oil held at Tk 205-210 a litre, coarse rice at Tk 48-50 and miniket at Tk 80-85, but packaged flour rose from Tk 75-80 to Tk 85-90 a kilo. Traders expect ginger and garlic supplies to take some time to return to normal.
The report is by Sarabangla's Rangpur correspondent.
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Source: Sarabangla
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