The coarse rice has been selling at taka 22 to 28 based on quality, middle quality BR-29 for taka 32 and the fine quality of rice at taka 40 to 41 in Amtally Upazilla of Barguna district The retailers said, there was litle sign of the price coming down soon.In contrast, the price of some of the vegetables is cheap and of some is precious. Both potato and brinjal, the two most consumed products, sell at taka 10 to 12 per kilo, but biter gourd is selling for taka 30 and ladies finger for taka 40 only.

 Pulse is still dear as lentil is selling at taka 120 only while green gram at a litle bit lower rate. Mash and gram are not found in the markets. Edible oil in pot of five litres is selling for taka 480, sugar at taka 60 to 65 and salt for taka 20 only. But as for the salt producers, the sad story is that the local producers have been incurring huge losses as their production cost is much higher than their sale price. The benefit is going to the middlemen's dens; also the importers.

Fish is really dear. The small species of fish as well as the river and the sea shad have almost disappeared from the markets. The reason behind the Hilsha fish disappearing is the imposition of ban on fishing for certain number of months.

Fishermen who are used to catching Hilsha fish are passing hard days. However, carp and ruhit of smallsize ate selling for taka 160 to 180 per kilo. The small pieces o fish though found in small quantity sell through bargaining between the sellers and the buyers.