Prices of various types of vegetables, including potato, have declined further at different kitchen markets in the capital riding on plentiful supplies, much to the relief of the city dwellers.

With a fall in mercury, the supply of winter vegetables has increased in the capital, leading to a decrease in their prices.
City residents can now buy vegetables at cheaper prices that skyrocketed over the last several months due to damaged crops and disrupted supply chains across the country caused by heavy rains and floods.

They felt the pinch of soaring commodity prices during the period which forced them to cut the consumption amid reduced income induced by the coronavirus pandemic.

However, prices of winter vegetables have come down at city kitchen markets following adequate supplies.

Farmers are growing different types of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, radish, hyacinth bean, spinach and bottle gourd during this winter season.

Traders in the capital on Friday said the winter vegetables started to arrive in the markets in plenty which forced the prices to decline from last week’s ones.

During a visit to Mohammadpur Krishi Market, it was found that radish was selling at Tk 15-20 per kg against last week’s Tk 25-30, kohlrabi (shalgom) at Tk 30-35 a kg which was Tk 45 a week ago and carrot was selling for Tk 40-45 each kg against Tk 50-60 last week.
Potato was selling at Tk 35 a kg at different kitchen markets while it was Tk 45-50 a week earlier. Newly harvested potato costs Tk 60 per kg against Tk 90-100 the prior week.

The price of bean fell by Tk 20-30 a kg as it was selling for Tk 30-50 against last week’s Tk 60-70 while eggplant at Tk 40-80 per kg to Tk 80-110 a week ago, bitter gourd at Tk 40-50 per kg which was Tk 60 previous week and okra was selling for 40-50 each kg which cost Tk 60-70 one week ago.

Sellers were charging buyers Tk 100 for each kg of tomato which was Tk 110-120 last week while green tomato was selling at Tk 30-40 per kg and long bean at Tk 50-60 each kg against last week’s Tk 70-75.

There was no change in the price of bottle gourd which was selling at Tk 40 apiece while cabbage and cauliflower were selling at Tk 20-30 per piece against 40-45 a week go.

Different kinds of leafy vegetables were selling at Tk 20-25 per cluster.

Farm egg now costs Tk 80-85 per dozen which was Tk 95-100 last week while broiler chicken were selling at Tk 125-130 a kg against Tk 135-140 a week earlier and sonali chicken cost Tk 230 per kg to Tk 240 previous week.