Pricey winter vegetables invade Dhaka market in autumn

Good news – almost all winter vegetables have arrived in the market this autumn, but the bad news is they are pricey.

The supply of cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, beans and turnip was abundant in Malibagh, Faridpur, Fakirapool and Mugda kitchen markets on Friday.

Cauliflower and cabbage sold at Tk 25-26 a piece, ripe tomato at Tk 75-80 a kg and green tomato at Tk 50-55.

A kg of bean is costing Tk 40, radish Tk 30, turnip Tk 40, aubergine Tk 40-50, potato Tk 25 and okra Tk 30. A bundle of spinach sold at Tk 15.

Buyers said they were happy with the early arrival of winter vegetables but prices were ‘very high’.

Jamal Hossain, a vegetables buyer at Mugda kitchen market, said: “Sellers are charging us high prices. Winter vegetables prices are high as they’ve arrived in the market early.

“It’s good that we’re getting it early. But should they be so expensive for that?”

Businessman ‘Mintu’ agreed.

However, vegetables prices at wholesale market are not that high.

At Jatrabarhi and Karwan Bazar kitchen markets, per 100 cauliflowers sold at Tk 1,200-2,000 and cabbage at Tk 1,200-1,600.

Per 100 kg of beans sold at Tk 2,000-2,500 and radish at Tk 1,000-1,200.

Prices of onion, garlic and sugar increased over the past one week in Dhaka’s kitchen markets.