The Crime Desk: All kinds of vegetables are being sold at exorbitant prices in Khulna. Common buyers are bewildered due to a lack of market monitoring. Beans, cauliflower, cabbage, and radish, as well as brinjal, patl, radish, shrimp, and bitter gourd, are in ample supply in the market. But despite having so many spicy vegetables, these vegetables are being sold at a very high price. As a result, even though the supply in the market has increased, the buyers are not getting relief.
The sellers claim that the prices of vegetables have been increasing for the past few months, but they are being sold at slightly lower prices for the past few weeks. As some vegetables are not seasonal, their prices are slightly higher. However, the price of broiler chicken has increased by Tk 10 per kg this week.
As of last week, small-sized gourds are being sold at Tk 70 to Tk 80 a piece. Meanwhile, papaya is being sold at Tk 30 per kg as the cheapest vegetable in the market. In the markets, summer vegetables Kachurmukhi Tk 50 to Tk 60, brinjal Tk 60 to Tk 80, bitter gourd Tk 60 to Tk 80, kankarol Tk 70, potal Tk 40 to Tk 50, rinds Tk 40, barbati Tk 60, papaya Tk 30 to Tk 40, and dhundal Tk 50 to Tk 60. Tk, Chichinga Tk 60, Kachur Lati Tk 70 to Tk 80, Shrimp Tk 60, Cucumber Tk 40 to Tk 50, and Chilli Tk 200 per kg.
In the markets, winter vegetables are being sold at Tk 200 per kg, cauliflower at Tk 40 to Tk 50 per piece, ripe tomatoes at Tk 150 to Tk 160 per kg, and carrots at Tk 160 per kg. In these markets, lemon juice is being sold at Tk 15 to Tk 30, coriander at Tk 350 to Tk 400 per kg. Apart from this, bananas are being sold at 40 taka and sweet pumpkins at 40 to 50 taka per kg. However, raw chillies are being sold at the price of Tk 200 per kg, down by Tk 80 per kg compared to last week.
In the markets, red vegetables are sold at Tk 15, gourd vegetables at Tk 40, radish vegetables at Tk 15, spinach at Tk 15 to Tk 20, Kalmi vegetables at Tk 10, Pui vegetables at Tk 30, and data vegetables at Tk 20 at the price.
A buyer named Kamrul Ahsan said, except for a couple of vegetables, the price of all vegetables is above Tk 50 to 60. If the price of vegetables is so high, how can I get relief? We thought the new government would regulate the market properly. But so far, nothing is happening. The market still remains in the hands of syndicates.
He said the market is full of vegetables. But in terms of price, it seems that these are rare species of vegetables. If you buy two or three kinds of vegetables, it will cost more than 100 to 150 taka. There is no way to buy and eat vegetables except fish and meat. Low-income people like us are suffering a lot.
Meanwhile, regarding the price of vegetables, Rafiq, a vegetable seller in the evening market of the city, said that the price of vegetables in the market is relatively low. But the new ones are a bit more expensive. I am selling beans in yesterday’s market at the price of Tk 200 per kg. There were no beans last week. Vegetables of 2 to 4 items, including beans, are currently being sold at slightly higher prices as they are not in season. If these vegetables start growing again, their prices will also decrease.
Domestic onion is being sold at Tk 120, ginger at Tk 280, garlic at Tk 220, and potato at Tk 60 per kg in the markets. In these markets, beef is being sold at Tk 650 per kg, beef liver at Tk 780, beef head at Tk 450, beef leg at Tk 350 to Tk 400, and goat meat at Tk 1,000 per kg.
In the markets, a dozen red eggs are being sold at 155 taka, duck eggs at 180 taka, and domestic chicken eggs at 85 taka.
It has been seen that broiler chicken has increased by Tk 10 per kg during the week and is being sold at the rate of Tk 175 to Tk 180 per kg, which was sold at the rate of Tk 165 to Tk 175 last week. In the markets, golden chicken is being sold at the rate of Tk 260 per kg, reduced by Tk 20. Golden hybrid has increased by 10 taka to 240 taka per kg, domestic chicken has decreased by 30 taka to 520 taka, layer red chicken has decreased by 10 taka to 300 taka, and white layer has increased by 10 taka to 290 taka per kg.
