Until last week, customers were able to buy many products, including potato and onion, from online and super shops at the prices set by the government. But the prices of these products have increased further this week.
The Ministry of Commerce fixed the prices of potato, onion and egg in September last. The maximum retail price of potato was fixed at Tk 35-36 per kg while local onion at Tk 64-65 per kg and egg at Tk 12 per piece.
Besides, the price of packaged and loose soybean was reduced by Tk 5 to Tk 169 and Tk 149 per litre respectively and the price of palm oil was reduced by Tk 4 to Tk 124 per litre in the month of September.
However, the products were not being sold at the government-fixed prices in kitchen markets. The prices of many of these products have increased again this week.
Apart from this, prices of several products, including rice, pulses, and vegetables, have increased by Tk 1-10 per kg this week.
Local and imported onions were sold slightly lower for two weeks but the prices increased again. Onion is being sold at Tk 75-95 per kg after an increase of Tk 5 per kg, which was Tk 70-90 till last week.
The traders said since the decision to stop onion import from India due to Puja, a big festival of the Hindu community, the market price is increasing.
Online and super shops have also increased prices as the prices have gone up in the kitchen market. Until last week, onions could be bought at the price set by the government, but on Thursday, onions were sold at Tk 80-100 per kg at various online and super shops.
Potato is also being sold at Tk 50-60 per kg. It was Tk 36 at online and super shops one week ago.
Price of sugar increased by Tk 5 per kg this week, and it is being sold at Tk 135-140 per kg on Thursday in the kitchen market of the capital at retail, it was at Tk 130 to 135 per kg one week ago.
The price of rice and lentil remained stable for a couple of months, but their price increased again.
Alamgir, a retailer of Maniknagar rice market, said although rice price increased in the wholesale market by Tk 1-1.4 per kg ahead of the Aman paddy season. However, the price remained stable at of retail level so far.
Mustafizur Rahman, a shopkeeper at Segunbagicha kitchen market, said the price of sugar was Tk 6,150 per 50-kg sack last week, but this week it is being sold at Tk 6,450 per sack. Lentil price also increased in the wholesale market.
Coarse lentil is being sold at Tk 110 per kg on Thursday. It was Tk 100-105 per kg one week ago.
Nur-e-Alam, an egg retailer of Shantinagar, said egg price remains stable at Tk 12.5 per piece at retail level, however, price decreased at wholesale level by Tk 0.4 per egg. If imported egg arrives in local market, price will decrease further, he added.
