The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain. Vegetable prices have increased by Tk 20 to Tk 40 per kg, while broiler chicken has become dearer by Tk 20 per kg and is selling for Tk 180 to Tk 190 per kg. The price of a dozen brown eggs has soared by Tk 15 to Tk 175.
Green chilli prices up by Tk 60 a kg Broiler chicken up by Tk 20 a kg Vegetables costing Tk 20 to Tk 40 more Mohammad Amanat Ullah, president of the Tejgaon Egg Merchants' Association, which accounts for a major portion of eggs supplied in the capital, and Kayser Ahmed, managing director of Diamond Egg, one of the country's largest egg producers, cited a mismatch in demand and supply for the escalating price of eggs. There was a drop in the production of eggs due to recent floods and high temperatures, they said. Potatoes were selling for Tk 50-60 per kg yesterday, up from Tk 50-55 last week.
Sugar was selling for Tk 135 per kg against the last week's price of Tk 130. The price of green chillies has gone up to Tk 360-400 a kag, up from the Tk 300-360. A kg of brinjal is selling for Tk 60-100, up from last week's Tk 60-80.
The pointed gourd is selling for Tk Tk 60-70 a kg, up from last week Tk 50-60. Yardlong bean is selling for Tk 80-100 a kg, up from last week's Tk 70-80. Noor A Alam, a vegetable wholesaler in Karwan Bazar who sources his fresh produce from Manikganj district, said many of t.