Bangladesh: Onion, chicken more expensive

Published 05 Feb,2021 via The Financial Express - Prices of Atta, chicken, onion, garlic, and lemon witnessed a hike last week battering the consumers further.

Packet Atta (coarse wheat flour) prices were raised by Tk 2.0 a kg by leading companies in a week.

The two-kg packet price increased to Tk 74 from Tk 70 at the retail level earlier.

Juel Rana, a grocer at West Dhanmondi, said one kg Atta pack would cost Tk 40 a kg.

He said one-kg packs were yet to be supplied.

However, loose Atta, loose, and packet Maida prices remained static at their previous high.

Traders said wheat flour prices were increasing following the global price hike.

According to the international web-portal Index Mundi, wheat prices increased by 10-11 per cent in the last three months.

Broiler chicken prices increased by Tk 10 a kg to Tk 135-145 a kg on Thursday.

Prices of onion showed a hike of Tk 5.0 a kg at the retail level on Thursday.

Local early harvested onion, known as murikata, was retailed at Tk 35-45 a kg depending on quality.

Prices of lemon, a citrus fruit in high demand amid the pandemic, increased significantly, Every four pieces were sold at Tk 45-60 last week.

Atiar Rahman, a vegetable vendor at East Rayerbazar, said lemon prices doubled in the last one and half weeks amid supply shortage in the off-season.

He said supply from key growing hubs like Sylhet, Manikganj, Narsingdi, hilly regions of Chattogram division, and other districts declined notably.

Garlic prices also witnessed a hike of Tk 10-30 a kg last week.

Imported Chinese garlic was retailed at Tk 140-160 a kg and local garlic at Tk 120-130 a kg on Thursday.

Rice, sugar, edible oil prices, however, remained the same in the last seven days maintaining their earlier high, according to trading sources.

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