Despite relief in vegetables, non-vegetarian food is increasing discomfort
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Although the arrival of various seasonal vegetables during the winter has brought some relief to public life, people are not getting relief from the high price of non-vegetarian food. The prices of broilers, poultry, and local chicken have also increased, including eggs.
On Friday (January 10), this picture was found while talking to traders and buyers at the Kachukhet and Ibrahimpur kitchen markets in the capital.
On a visit to the chicken market today, it was seen that the prices of almost all types of chicken, including broilers and cocks, have increased by 10-20 taka compared to last week. Last week, broiler chicken was sold at 190-200 taka, but this week it is being sold at 210-220 taka. In addition, ‘sonali’ chicken has increased by 10-20 taka to 360-370 taka per kg, while local chicken is being sold from 550 taka to 560-570 taka per kg.
A visit to the kitchen market shows that tomatoes are being sold at 60 taka per kg, radishes at 20 taka, carrots at 60 taka, papaya at 50 taka, cauliflower at 25-30 taka, cabbage at 40 taka, onion paste at 15 taka, chickpeas at 50 taka, beans at 50 taka to 60 taka depending on the type, raw sweet pumpkin at 60 taka per piece of medium size, raw chili at 80 taka per kg, gourd at 50-60 taka per piece depending on the size, black brinjal at 60 taka, long brinjal at 50 taka, white brinjal at 60 taka, beetroot at 80 taka, turnip at 30 taka, cucumber at 50-60 taka.
In addition, new potatoes are being sold at 40 taka, new local onions at 50 taka, Indian garlic at 200 taka, and local ginger at 160 taka per kg.
A visit to the egg market has shown that this week, a dozen white eggs are being sold at 130 taka per dozen, a dozen red eggs at 140 taka and a dozen rabbit eggs at 230 taka.
Regarding this, the seller said that the price of vegetables has come down a lot. It does not seem to be going down any further. There is no room for further decline. If they are sold at a lower price than this, farmers will face problems. Production costs will not increase either. However, although it is slightly higher than other years, the current price is right.
When asked whether the price of daily necessities is now at a tolerable level, a private employee named Mosharraf Hossain, who came to the market, told Barta24.com that the price of vegetables is going down but the price of chicken has gone up. The price of one decreases while the price of the other increases. We are not relieved. If we give less on one side, the money goes up on the other side.
