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Meat, chicken, rice, lentil prices rise

Meat, chicken, rice, lentil prices rise

Staff Correspondent

The prices of meat, chicken, egg and potato are in upward trends while prices of vegetables, and onion decreased in the city's kitchen markets on Friday.

Prices of all types of rice and lentil have increased sharply in the market.

Visiting different kitchen markets including Karwan Bazar, Mohakhai, Rampura, and Malibagh, the correspondent observed that prices of beef and chicken increased by Tk 20 to 50 per kg in the capital.

Beef selling between Tk 700 to 800 per kg on Friday saw an increase by Tk 50 per kg than other days of the last week. Mutton and goat meat were selling at Tk 1,050 to 1,150 per kg, which saw an increase of Tk 50 per kg.

The price of broiler chicken has also increased, it was being sold at Tk 230 per kg, which was selling between Tk 190-200 3 days ago. Apart from this, the price of Sonali chicken has also increased and is now being sold at Tk 340 per kg.

Similarly, cock chicken is being sold at Tk 360 to 370 per kg, layer chicken at Tk 300 per kg, and indigenous (desi) chicken at Tk 650 to Tk 700 per kg.

The traders of the sector said that prices of chicken increased due to price hikes of chicken food and broiler chicks.

The prices of almost all vegetables decreased, but prices of newly arrived seasonal vegetables like drum sticks, string beans, and bitter gourd are higher and selling between Tk 100 to 180 per kg based on quality.

Vegetables like brinjal and others were selling between Tk 40 to 50 per kg, bottle gourd, ash gourd, and cauliflower at Tk 40 to 60 per piece.

Onion is selling at Tk 60 per kg, garlic Tk 250, and ginger at Tk 200 to 280 per kg based on quality.

Egg prices increased by Tk 5 to 10 per dozen and was selling a dozen brown egg at Tk 145, egg duck at Tk 70 per hali (four piece), and egg of home-rearing hens sold at Tk 80 per hali (four pieces).

The prices of other kitchen items remained unchanged this week.

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