With the onset of winter, a fresh batch of seasonal vegetables has started arriving in Dhaka's markets. Mohammadpur Krishi Market and Town Hall Bazaar are now displaying cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish and red amaranth leaves at relatively affordable prices, allowing a family to purchase several winter vegetables within Tk 100.
What Tk 100 can buy
A visit to Mohammadpur Krishi Market on Thursday morning revealed that a shopper can buy one medium-sized cauliflower, half a kilogram of beans, half a kilogram of radish and one bundle of red amaranth leaves for Tk 100. The cauliflower costs Tk 35, while half a kilogram of beans is priced at Tk 30. The remaining Tk 35 covers half a kilogram of radish and a bundle of red amaranth leaves.
Tajul Islam, a customer shopping at the vegetable stall of Abbas Akond in Mohammadpur Krishi Market, purchased a medium-sized cauliflower and half a kilogram of beans for Tk 65. He paid Tk 35 for the cauliflower and Tk 30 for the beans.
New tomatoes and potatoes remain pricey
The market has also received fresh local tomatoes and potatoes, but their prices are comparatively high. New tomatoes are selling at Tk 140 per kilogram, while new potatoes cost Tk 120 per kilogram. These prices have kept many regular buyers from purchasing them.
"New tomatoes are Tk 140 per kilogram, and new potatoes are Tk 120 per kilogram. If I buy these, I cannot shop for anything else. I will buy them once prices drop in a few days," Tajul Islam said.
A tour of the market showed that alongside winter vegetables, other produce is also available in adequate supply. Although the prices of new tomatoes and potatoes are slightly higher at the start of the season, buyers and traders alike expect them to decline within a few weeks. A similar scenario was observed at Mohammadpur Town Hall Bazaar, where stalls are stocked with cauliflower, cabbage and other winter vegetables.
