The price of eggs dropped yesterday as the supply increased in the capital's kitchen markets. Some shops sold eggs at government-fixed prices. Producers were selling brown eggs for Tk 1,058 each 100 pieces (Tk 126.
96 per dozen) yesterday. At the capital's Tejgaon wholesale egg market, the price was Tk 132 per dozen. Retailers at Karwan Bazar sold eggs for Tk 145 per dozen.
In several kitchen markets and areas, retailers sold eggs for Tk 150-160 per dozen yesterday, down from Tk 190-200 three days ago. Under the pricing set by the government, each egg should be sold for Tk 10.58 at the producer level, Tk 11.
01 at wholesale, and Tk 11.87 at retail. This means the consumers should be able to purchase eggs for Tk 142.
44 per dozen. To make egg affordable to people, the government has permitted its import with a reduced import duty. The 25 percent import duty has been cut to 5 percent.
This duty relief will be available until December 15, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said in an order issued on Thursday. Speaking to The Daily Star, Mohammad Amanat Ullah, former president of the Tejgaon Egg Merchants' Association, said, "As per an agreement, four farms began supplying 20 lakh eggs to the wholesale markets from Thursday -- 10 lakh to Tejgaon and 10 lakh to Kaptan Bazar -- at the government-set prices. "But at the Tejgaon wholesale egg market, we have a demand for 14-15 lakh eggs every day.
The farms provided 10 lakh eggs at Tk 10.58 per piece. We sourced the remaining 4-5 lakh .