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Essentials' prices go up on poor supply

Staff Correspondent
Prices of essentials rose further in the capital over the last week and wholesalers blamed the hike on low supply due to die recent downpours all over the country.
Green chilli, onion, pulses, garlic and different types of leafy vegetables- -all saw a rise in their prices at the kitchen markets while the prices of battery chicken and edible oil went down.
However, retail prices of edible oil had come down by Tk 3-4 per litre over the last week. A five-litre can of soyabean oil is available forTk 390 to Tk 425.
Retail price of green chilli skyrocketed to Tk 100 a kg although it had been selling forTk 30 ten days ago.
Iman Molla, a wholesaler at Karwan Bazar kitchen market, said yesterday the wholesale price of green chilli was around Tk 16 a kg only ten days ago. It is now being sold at Tk80.
He said the poor supply of green chilli was due to recent heavy raining, as the crop cannot tolerate water logging.
Price of local onion rose by Tk 6 to 8 a kg over the past week. However, the price of imported onion went down by Tk 3 in the kitchen markets.
In the retail market, local onion was being sold at Tk 40 to Tk 42 a kg, while the imported onion was available
atTk24-27.
The price of pulses also went up by Tk 3-5 a kg. Traders at kitchen markets were selling pulses at Tk 88 -112.
Mohammad Rubel, owner of a wholesale store, told this correspondent an increase in the wholesale price of pulses over the past two days caused the hike in retail market.
He went on to add that Khesari dal is being sold at Tk 55 a kg, which was Tk 50 last week. The price went up because of increased demand ahead of Ramadan.
Wholesalers and retailers in the city's kitchen markets said the prices of leafy vegetables increased by Tk 3-10 a kg due mainly to rotting in the rains.
Price of garlic also went up over the last week. It is now being sold at Tk 40-50 a kg. which was Tk 35-40 in the last
week.
Our Chittagong correspondent reports, prices of edible oil and battery chicken went down while the prices of egg. garlic, ginger and onion rose at different kitchen markets in the city over the past week Price of non-brand palm oil went down by Tk 190-240 for each 37.32 kg (1 maund) of oil.
Wholesale markets in Khatunganj are now selling palm oil at Tk 2060-2110 a maund. which was being sold at Tk 2250-2300 two weeks ago.
The new company rate of a 5-litre jerry can of Rupchanda brand soya bean oil has been fixed at Tk 415 against its earlier price of Tk 419, which wasTk 439 two weeks ago.
Company rate for the same jerry can of Mostafa brand came down at Tk 392 from its earlier rate ofTk 405.
Battery chicken was selling
atTk 115 toTk 120akgyester-day against Tk 130 last week
Price of egg, however, rose by Tk 2 to Tk 4 per hah (four pieces). Retailers were sehing egg at Tk 30 to Tk 32 per hah against its earlier price ofTk 28.
Traders said poor production and lack of enough supply due to the recent downpour caused such hike in the egg price.
Retail price of both Indian and locally produced garlic shot up by Tk 8 to Tk 15 a kg Indian garlic was selling at Tk 40-42 per kg against Tk 32-34 before, while retail price of good quality local garlic rose at Tk 100 a kg from its earlier price ofTk 85.
Price of ginger also rose by Tk 4 per kg. selling at Tk 60 from its earlier price ofTk 56. Onion was sehing at Tk 24 to Tk 26 a kg while the price was Tk 16-18 last week.