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CHATTOGRAM, Sept 19, 2025 (BSS) - Vegetable prices in city have started to decline gradually as supply has increased in various kitchen markets across the city and its upazilas, following a break in the recent spell of heavy rainfall.

Traders expect that prices will fall further in the coming days as the supply chain continues to stabilize. However, the prices of broiler chicken, beef, and mutton have seen a slight rise over the past week.

Due to continuous rains in recent weeks, the transportation of vegetables from different parts of the country to Chattogram was severely disrupted. With no rainfall over the last few days, the supply has now nearly returned to normal.

During visits to several kitchen markets such as Riazuddin Bazar, Chawkbazar, and other raw markets in the city on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, trucks and pickup vans were seen unloading various vegetables.

Nurul Abser, a warehouse owner at Riazuddin Bazar, told BSS, "Vegetables couldn't arrive earlier due to the rains and holidays. Now that supplies are regular again, prices are starting to fall in the city's raw markets."

Iqbal Hossain, a shop owner, said the initial rise in vegetable prices was caused by flooding in the fields during the monsoon onset. "Water damaged many crops, leading to reduced supply and higher wholesale prices. But now that the rainfall has stopped, supply is returning to normal, and prices are falling. This trend will soon reflect in the retail markets too," he added.

Meanwhile, Md. Kaiser, a poultry seller at Chawkbazar Kacha Bazar, noted a slight increase in the prices of Sonali and other chicken varieties. On the other hand, prices of fish and most grocery items remain stable, according to local traders.

In the city's major kitchen markets including Bahaddarhat, Battery Goli, Kazir Deuri, and Chawkbazar, retailers said that vegetables are now being sold at reduced rates. 

Brinjal is selling for Tk 70 to 80 per kg, white round brinjal and black round brinjal for Tk 70, cucumber for Tk 50 to 60, and bitter gourd and kankarol at Tk 70. Papaya is priced between Tk 25 and 30, radish at Tk 50, and pointed gourd (patal), chichinga (snake gourd), dhundal, and jhinga (ridge gourd) are all selling around Tk 50 to 60 per kg. Long beans (barbati) are priced between Tk 60 and 70, while taro stem (kachur lati) is selling at Tk 60, taro root (kachur mukhi) at Tk 70, and sweet pumpkin between Tk 30 and 40 per kg.