Vegetable prices declining in Dhaka

The prices of most vegetables are on a declining trend in different markets in Dhaka as the country is witnessing a plentiful supply of early varieties of winter vegetables over the last two weeks.

Prices of most of the vegetables, including beans, eggplants, radish, cucurbitaceous plant, yard long beans, cauliflower, cabbage, papaya, okra, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, sweet gourd and green chilli, have declined by Tk 20-30 compared to the prices, found two weeks before.

"Prices per kilogram of vegetables maximally rose to Tk 80-120 in the city markets two weeks ago while the cost is currently declining significantly," said Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, a vegetable retailer at Hazrat Shah Ali kitchen market, Mirpur-1.

"Per kilogram of vegetables like beans, eggplants, yard long beans and bitter gourds are now being sold at Tk 60-80 while the prices of these vegetables were Tk 80-120 two weeks ago," said Md Jewel, a retailer at vegetables' hub Karwan Bazar.

"The prices of vegetables will further reduce within the next two weeks", said another retailer, Taiyab, expressing hope, "The vegetables' prices will drastically decrease after cent per cent arrival of vegetables in the city's kitchen markets.

The prices of each bundle of green leafy vegetables, including spinach, water spinach and other leafy greens have declined by 50 per cent compared to the previous price, said a vegetable retailer, Sohel at Mohammadpur Krishi Market.

"Prices of vegetables are declining because of a sufficient supply of winter vegetables," said Mohammad Khalil, a resident in the city's Mirpur area.

The government should properly monitor prices as costs vary from market to market, said Mahmudul Hasan, an advocate of Judge Court, Dhaka.

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