Local onion prices in Dhaka markets have surged to Tk 100 per kg despite adequate supply. Retailers in Karwan Bazar on Friday were selling onions from Faridpur at Tk 90 a kg, while the produces from Pabna were sold at Tk 100. The wholesale prices at Karwan Bazar’s M/S Matri Bhandar were Tk 82 a kg for Faridpur onions and Tk 85 for Pabna onions. Before Eid-ul-Azha, good-quality local onions were selling for Tk 80 to Tk 90 per kg. Indian onions are selling for Tk 100 per kg in some places, so how can local onion prices decrease?”Wholesaler Monirul Islam said onion prices were Tk 3 to Tk 4 higher two days ago.
