Over the last few weeks, an increase in demand has triggered hikes in spice prices across the board at Khatunganj wholesale market, the largest commodity hub in Chittagong. Amal Saha, one such spice trader at Khatunganj wholesale market, said: “It is not unusual for the demand for spices to increase in winter. “Spice prices will decrease again when imports increase to the regular levels,” Amal said. Varieties of the spice imported from India were selling at Tk365 per kg, Tk15 higher than last week. Meanwhile, leaders of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), the country’s sole watchdog for consumer rights, bemoaned the fact that a section of dishonest traders were involved in bumping up spice prices artificially.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 07, 2017 15:56 UTC