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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\nRepresentative image<\/span><\/p>\n KOLKATA: The scene at almost every market in the city was more or less the same on Friday \u2014 there was a rise in the price of essentials further as compared with that on Wednesday, little variety was available and people complained of inferior quality of fruits and vegetables. However, the rush among people to stock up on essentials continued.
Most fish sellers, too, were missing from the markets. And those who came to the markets on Friday chose to sell very little variety and depended mostly on ocal produce, not the ones supplied from other states or from districts. Frequent lockdowns seemed to have snapped the supply chain adversely.
The price of potatoes increased further. While the Jyoti variety was sold for Rs 32 across the city, Chandramukhi touched Rs 36 on Friday. Most sellers had, however, brought out the smaller varieties of these potatoes sold at a slightly lower price. Onions remained a sore point even on Friday as its price hovered between Rs 30-35, though the fresh quality was yet to be seen in the market till now. Traders blamed the lack of supply. The price of ginger went through the roof in most of the markets as people are consuming it to keep cough and cold at bay. Around 100g ginger was sold for Rs 30, the price went up by Rs 12-15.
\u201cMonsoons is at its peak but good quality of hilsa hasn\u2019t arrived in the market yet. The katla and rohu were being sold for Rs 550 and Rs 250 a kilo (whole\/half). I did not buy as those fish were not of my choice. I also argued with some fish sellers who did not wear masks. I think Sunday is not going to be any better,\u201dsaid the writer Amar Mitra. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n