# All of the summer vegetable supply shut for heatwave
# Most reachable Papaya is also being sold at Tk 50 to 60
# After Eid, the price of potatoes increased by Tk 15 per kg
With the extreme heat which affect almost every sector of country, also hit the summer vegetable markets of the capital.
The temperature mercury is fluctuating between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius in the room. Another 72-hour 'heat alert' has been issued in the country. Since last March, people of all classes are in trouble due to such hostile behavior of the weather.
The impact of hostile weather is everywhere. Especially in hot weather, the supply of vegetables in the market is low. As a result, the price has increased.
Vegetable sellers said the heatwave has affected the supply of vegetables. Vegetables are getting wasted in farmers' fields. Besides, the cost of vegetable production has also increased due to irrigation. That is why the price of vegetables is high in the village.
On the other hand, the price of ginger-garlic in the market is also increased. Apart from this, prices of fish and meat along with products like rice, dal, flour, atta have also stabilized.
As previously announced, new soybean prices have started to hit the market. The new price of one liter of bottled soybean oil has been fixed at Tk 167 per litre, which is Tk 4 more than before.
Visiting various markets of the capital yesterday, papaya, which is always within reach, is now being sold at Tk 50 to 60 which is within Tk 40 most of the year. Apart from this, after Eid, the price of potatoes has increased by Tk 15 per kg and is being sold at Tk 55 to 60 depending on the quality which was between Tk 40 to 50 before Eid.
Among other essential vegetables, brinjal is being sold at Tk 70 to 80, kankarol Tk 70 to 80, rinds Tk 60 to 70, potal Tk 60 to 80. Vegetables like sajne, usta, bitter gourd and jing are being sold at Tk 80 to Tk 100 per kg.
Rafique Hossain, a seller of New Market, said that the supply of vegetables is low. Vegetables are getting spoiled in heat. Due to which the price has increased.
He also said that the price of most of the vegetables has increased by Tk 8 to 10 per kg in the last one week in the rural areas. In that way, it is being sold at an increased price in the capital market.
Meanwhile, lemons are being sold at the rate of Tk 40 per half in the market. In some places, Tk 60 were also seen to be sold. The demand for lemon has increased due to extreme heat and the prices have increased, the sellers said.
After Eid, the prices of other materials have also increased. Domestic garlic is being sold at Tk 150 to Tk 180 per kg in the market. A week ago it was 130 to 170 taka. The price of garlic increased by Tk 10 to Tk 20 per kg in a week. At this time last year, local garlic was sold for Tk 100 to Tk 120. However, there has been no major change in the price of imported garlic in the last one week. The price of foreign garlic is now Tk 200 to Tk 220 per kg. But the price of desi garlic has increased.
The price of beef, which increased before Eid, did not decrease. Beef is being sold at Tk 780 to Tk 800 per kg. Beef is being sold for Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,100 per kg.
However, the price of broiler chicken has decreased slightly in the market. It has come down from around Tk 250 to Tk 220 to Tk 230 per kg. But the opposite is the case in the egg market. The price of farm chicken eggs has increased by Tk 10 and is being sold from Tk 135 to Tk 140 per dozen.
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