Despite a more than sufficient supply, both domestic and imported fruits have become more expensive YoY across Bangladesh at the start of this year’s Ramadan. Fruit importers have blamed higher shipping cost while local traders pointed to high transport cost for price hike of local fruits.
Visiting different markets in the capital on Sunday, the first day of Ramadan, the correspondent saw that imported apple was selling at Tk 160 to Tk 240 per kg based on quality, pear Tk 220 to 240 per kg, pomegranate at Tk 220 to 240 per kg, Malta at Tk 160 to 210 per kg, orange at Tk 140 to 180 per kg, grape at Tk 200 to 230 per kg.
The price of date has been increased by Tk 20 to 25 per kg and this imported fruit was selling between Tk 350 to Tk 1250 per kg based on quality. Ajoa dates were being sold at Tk 350 per kg, Dhapas dates at Tk 280, Kalmi dates at Tk 300, Farida dates at Tk 280 and plum dates at Tk 240 per kg in the retail market in the old Dhaka.
The superior quality dates of Tunisia, Algeria and Libyan and Mariam were selling between Tk 650 to Tk 1250 per kg in the retail market in the capital.
[ Tk100 = €1.10 ]
Source: newagebd.net
