A man buys vegetables at a shop at the Polashi Bazar kitchen market in the capital Dhaka recently. | Focus Bangla photo

































The price of green chillies witnessed a sharp hike, reaching Tk 250-320 a kilogram on the capital’s kitchen markets, primarily due to supply shortage and extended rainfall for the past few days.

Moreover, the prices of other vegetables also remained high for the past two weeks due to a decline in supply.


After visiting the capital’s Kallyanpur Natun Bazar, Karwan Bazar and some makeshift vendors’ shops on Friday, it was observed that green chillies were sold at Tk 250-320 a kilogram, depending on variety.

The price of green chillies was about Tk 80-100 in past week.

Traders said that due to excessive rainfall for 4-5 days across the country, the supply of green chillies significantly declined, which led to a sharp increase in prices.

Most parts of the country have been experiencing heavy rainfall for several days due to a low-pressure system that formed over the Bay of Bengal.

Moreover, the price of the item soared to Tk 350 a kilogram on small markets in the city neighbourhood areas.

Moniruzzaman, a vendor from Kallyanpur Natun Bazar, was selling green chilli for Tk 320-340 a kilogram.

He said that he had to buy at high prices from wholesale markets, so he had no alternative but to sell it at a higher price.

At Karwan Bazar, one of the country’s largest wholesale markets, the price of green chilli ranged from Tk 240 to Tk 320 a kilogram.

Mohammad Sakib, a green chilli vendor at Karwan Bazar, said that due to the rain, supply of the commodity declined but the demand remained as usual, so the price went up significantly.

‘During rainy season, the price of green chilli always remains high. Once the supply becomes normal, the price would also decline,’ he added.

Anisul Islam, a customer from Indira Road area, said that the convenience of buying vegetables at affordable prices was gone and so they were forced to buy them at high prices.

Moreover, the prices of almost all vegetables remained high, which witnessed a fresh hike in the past week. 

Vegetable traders reported that the peak season for several vegetables had either come to a close or was nearing its end, resulting in a price hike on local markets.

They also stated that as supplies decreased with the end of the season, the prices of these vegetables had increased and would remain slightly higher in the coming days until fresh produce from the new season arrived.

According to market observations, the prices of vegetables have been in a range of Tk 50-100 a kilogram since the past week, which was under Tk 50 a kilogram two weeks ago. 

On Friday, onions were sold at Tk 60 a kilogram. In contrast, local garlic was sold at Tk 140 a kilogram, while its imported variety was sold at Tk 200 a kilogram on the Karwan Bazar kitchen market.

Spiny gourd was sold at Tk 60-70 a kilogram, same as last week.

Snake gourd, loofah and pointed gourd were sold at Tk 50-70 a kilogram on the market.

The price of lady fingers went up to Tk 40-50 a kilogram, while yardlong beans, bitter gourds and aubergines were sold for Tk 50-70 a kilogram.

Red chillies were sold at Tk 350-400 a kilogram, depending on the variant.

Cucumbers were sold for Tk 80 a kilogram in the capital on Friday.

The prices of potatoes have increased slightly to Tk 25-30 a kilogram.

Shahjahan Ali, a trader from Karwan Bazar, said that the prices of vegetables heavily relied on supply.

‘The peak season of some vegetables has ended so we have to buy it at higher prices. To run the business, we have to sell them at least Tk 5-7 higher than the buying cost,’ he added.

He also explained that he bought pointed gourds at Tk 43 a kilogram and was selling them at Tk 50 a kilogram. ‘Without this, my business wouldn’t survive,’ he added.

Meanwhile, some vegetables that are currently out of season were still available on the market, but at significantly higher prices.

Among them, beans were selling for Tk 300-400 a kilogram, coriander leaves for Tk 350-400, while cauliflower and cabbage were being sold at Tk 80-100 apiece.

However, the price of broiler chicken remained unchanged, selling at Tk 150-160 a kilogram on Friday, while eggs were sold for Tk 125-130 a dozen.

The price of Miniket rice was selling at Tk 3-5 a kilogram higher after its price increased on the wholesale level and remained high on Friday.

Traders said that the prices of rice were at Tk 76-86 a kilogram, which was Tk 72-80 a kilogram before Eid-ul-Adha.

Beef was sold for Tk 750-780 a kilogram on Friday, while mutton was sold for Tk 1,100-1,250 a kilogram.

Due to a sufficient supply, the fish market has remained relatively stable.

Packaged soya bean oil was sold at Tk 189 a litre and a 5-litre bottle of the item at Tk 922, whereas the prices of unpackaged soya bean oil and palm oil were Tk 169 a litre.



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