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Onion, potato, green chilli prices going up everyday

Published : Saturday, 29 June, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 243
Mizanur Rahman
The prices of daily commodities are going up every day. In the meantime, the price of onion is Tk 100 per kg in the market of the capital. Apart from this, the price of potato has increased by Tk 65 per kg, which is Tk 5 more than last week.

There is no supply shortage in green chilli, but is being sold at Tk 260 to Tk 300 per kg. The prices of several other daily commodities are still high.

In such a situation common people are struggling to buy these daily essential products. The lower class and the lower middle class are getting affected by the increase in the prices of daily
commodities.

Meanwhile, the government organization Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) says that the prices of onion, ginger, garlic and turmeric have increased abnormally during the week. A review of the agencys daily retail commodity price list on Thursday showed that the price of local onion per kg increased by 8.57 per cent in a seven-day period.

Besides, the price of imported onion per kg increased by 5.41 per cent. Also, per kg of local ginger, 7.14 per cent of local ginger, 12.07 per cent of imported turmeric, 2.38 per cent of local garlic, 2.22 per cent of imported garlic are being sold in the capitals retail market.

Meanwhile, there was no shortage in the supply of these products in the market. Adequate quantities of products were seen in each market. The sellers are also selling according to the demand of the buyers. But the price is high.

Buyers are also struggling to buy these spicy products due to the increased price. They say that despite the availability of products in the market, the sellers have been selling all kinds of spice products at higher prices since before Eid-ul-Azha. And they are selling by increasing the price every week.

On Friday, this correspondent visited the market of Rampura, Malibagh and Moghbazar area and found that onion was sold at Tk 90 per kg in these markets last week. It has increased by Tk 5 to Tk 10 in a week. Picked onions are now being sold at Tk 100 per kg in retail shops. They are slightly larger in size. Normal quality onion is available at Tk 95.

Onion imported from India is in short supply in the market. Only a few shops have seen imported onions. Imported onions are also being sold at the same price.

Sirajul Islam, an onion seller, said that as the onion season (supply of local onions in the market) is coming to an end, the price is increasing. It is not possible to tell where this price will go in the future.

He said that there is less opportunity to import onions from India. Because India has fixed the minimum export price of onion at US$550. If you import onion at that price, it costs about Tk 80 to bring it to the country including customs duty. Thats why onions are not being imported from India. In this, the market is only dependent on local onions. Thats why the price is high.

Importers and wholesale traders of spice products in Shyambazar of the capital said that onion prices are high in India. Thats why buying onion at high price has to be sold at high price. Besides, the price of all kinds of imported spice products has gone up due to high value of dollar. While prices have gone up slightly at the import level, the market for spice products has been volatile due to extra profit making by sellers at the retail level.

On the other hand, the price of potato has also increased in the market. Last week it was sold at the retail price of Tk 55 to Tk 60 per kg but on Friday it was being sold at Tk 65 per kg. But if you haggle, you can get it for Tk 60 in some shops.

Rampura Bazar shopkeeper Shahadat said that there is no profit if potatoes are sold at Tk 60 because, the wholesale price is Tk 58 per kg.

He said that the price of potato in the wholesale market is often increasing by Tk 2. In fact, due to the shortage of potatoes, the price has increased. There is a severe shortage of potatoes in Munshiganj, Rajshahi, Rangpur. This problem has arisen due to low production this year.

Bidhan Chandra came to shop in Malibagh market said, "Three days ago I bought potatoes at the rate of Tk 55 per kg. Now the shopkeepers are asking Tk 65. I bought it at the price of Tk 62."

He also said, "I used to eat more potatoes to reduce household expenses. If it is so expensive, what to eat now?"
The price of green chillies has increased before Eid-ul-Azha. That price hasn come down that way yet. At the time of Eid-ul-Azha, a kg of green chilli rose from Tk 320 to Tk 400 in Dhaka. A little reduced now, it is selling at Tk 260 to Tk 300 depending on the market.

However, vendors say the supply is increasing day by day. In a few days, the price of green chillies will come down further. The prices of green chillies rose abnormally due to rains during Eid and stoppage of imports from India.

Most of the vegetables in the market are stuck at high prices. Nothing is available below Tk 60 per kg. That price includes Palol and green papaya. However, kachur lati, barbati, kankrol are being sold at a higher rate of Tk 20 around Tk 80 per kg. Besides, the sellers are asking Tk 100 or more for the price of gourds and large eggplants.

Despite the increase in the supply of hilsa in the market during the peak season, there was not much relief in the price. Hilsa of 600 to 700- gram size is being sold at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200 per kg in big Moghbazar. In addition, the sellers are charging Tk 1,400 to Tk 1,500 per kg of hilsa weighing 900 grams and Tk 1,800 to Tk 2,000 per kilogram of hilsa.



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