HARTI WEEKLY FOOD COMMODITIES BULLETIN Vol: 39 10th - 16th February 2017 ISSN 1391 - 0434 No. 07 RETAIL MARKET AT A GLANCE Marketing, Food Policy and Agri-Business Division Hector kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute No. 114, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. Ministry of Agriculture Phone: 011-2696981 Fax: 011-2682283 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.harti.gov.lk ◌◌ෟ් AaaaaAAAචචච reported from Thotalanga market, while the Rice lowest price was reported from Pettah, Wholesale Kirulapone, Thotalanga, Kadawatha and Prices of all the local and imported rice Kiribathgoda markets. The price of varieties have decreased due to imposition imported ponni samba has decreased by of control price. Wholesale supply of most Rs.7.00/kg and the price ranged between of the rice varieties have also considerably Rs.75.00-90.00/kg. The highest price was decreased. Price of local raw red has reported from Pettah, Wellawatta, decreased by 5%. The prices of nadu grade Narahenpita, Dematagoda and Thotalanga II, samba grade I and II and local raw white markets, while the lowest price was have decreased by 1% due to the control reported from Kiribathgoda market. Further price. Also, the prices of imported raw the price of imported nadu has decreased by white has decreased by 3% and imported Rs.5.00/kg and the price ranged between nadu has decreased by 2%. Further, the Rs.70.00-85.00/kg. The highest price was price of imported ponni samba has reported from Dematagoda market, while decreased, though it was not a significant the lowest price was reported from Pettah, change. Narahenpita and Kiribathgoda markets. Compared to the same period of last year, Compared to the same period of last year, the prices of all the local rice varieties have the current retail price of all the local rice increased in the range of 3%-68%, while the varieties except samba grade I has increased imported ponni samba has decreased by by 2%-40% and the price of imported ponni 28%. samba has decreased by 31%. Retail In line with the wholesale prices, the retail Paddy prices of all the local and imported rice varieties have decreased. In order, the prices Producer Price of local raw red Rs.9.00/kg and samba Paddy prices declined sharply in all major grade I Rs.4.00/kg have decreased. Further, producing areas mainly due to the increased the prices of local raw white and local nadu supply. As a result of the progress of the grade II have decreased by Rs.2.00/kg and harvesting of paddy crop in 2016/17 Maha samba grade II by Rs.1.00/kg. Price of nadu season in Akkraipattu, Potuvil, grade I has decreased whilst it was not a Sammanthurai, Nindavur in Ampara district significant change. The highest price of market arrivals have increased in local rice was reported as Rs.110.00/kg for Polonnaruwa, Ampara, and most of the samba grade I from Nugegoda market. The other major producing areas. However, lowest price of local rice was Rs.90.00/kg arrival of high moisture newly harvested reported for raw red from Pettah, paddy to the markets also caused the price Wellawatta, Kirulapone, Nugegoda and decline. According to field information well Thotalanga markets. Meanwhile, the price dried paddy prices were higher than nearly of imported raw white has decreased by Rs.5.00/kg with compared to that of the Rs.10.00/kg and the price ranged between high moisture newly harvested paddy. Rs.70.00-90.00/kg. The highest price was Prices of short grain and long grain paddy 1 remained in the range of Rs.35.00-48.00/kg imported big onion have increased by 3% in all producing areas and the lowest prices due to high quality imported stocks received were recorded from Anuradhapura. Prices to the wholesale market. Their prices ranged of long grain red also declined due to the between Rs.95.00-115.00/kg for imported arrival of paddy from the areas of the red onion and Rs.70.00-75.00/kg for Eastern Province and prices ranged imported big onion. Meanwhile, local red Rs.40.00-44.00/kg in Embilipitiya, and onion stocks have been received from Hambantota areas. It is expected that the Puttalam and Jaffna producing areas and the prices will decline further next week. price ranged between Rs.90.00-100.00/kg Compared to the same period of last year, Compared to the same period of last year, prices of both long grain (red and white) the current wholesale prices of imported red paddy varieties have increased onion and imported big onion have considerably. increased by 49% and 73% respectively. Retail Dried Chillies In line with the increased wholesale price, Wholesale the retail price of imported red onion has Price of imported dried chillies has not increased by Rs.8.00/kg and the price changed significantly in the wholesale ranged between Rs.120.00-180.00/kg. The market. The price ranged between highest price was reported from Rs.190.00-200.00/kg. Narahenpita market, while the lowest price was reported from Kiribathgoda market. Compared to the same period of last year, Also, the price of imported big onion has the current wholesale price of imported increased by Rs.2.00/kg and the price dried chillies has decreased by 37%. ranged between Rs.80.00-120.00/kg. The highest price was reported from Nugegoda Retail market, while the lowest price was reported Price of imported dried chillies has from Pettah, Kirulapone, Narahenpita, decreased by Rs.9.00/kg and the price Dematagoda, Thotalanga and Kadawatha ranged between Rs.250.00-320.00/kg. The markets. lowest price was reported from Pettah, Thotalanga and Kadawatha markets, while Compared to the same period of last year, the highest price was reported from the current retail prices of imported red Wellawatta and Narahenpita markets. onion has increased by 19% and price of imported big onion has increased by 49%. Compared to the same period of last year, the current retail price of imported dried chillies has decreased by 23%. Potato Wholesale The price of Nuwara Eliya potato has Onion decreased by 2% due to increased supply Wholesale from Nuwara Eliya area. And, the price Prices of both imported red onion and 2 ranged between Rs.110.00-130.00/kg. The 215.00/kg for green gram and Rs.245.00- price of imported potato has increased by 250.00/kg for red cowpea. Price of white 5% due to availability of high quality cowpea has increased by 2% due to “Mettupalan” potato stocks at the wholesale availability of limited imported stocks in the market and the price ranged between market and the price ranged between Rs.70.00-90.00/kg. The price ranged Rs.250.00-265.00/kg. Price of red dhal has between Rs.70.00-75.00/kg for “Panjab” decreased by 2% due to increase of the potato, Rs.75.00-80.00/kg for “Pakistan” imported stocks in the market and the price potato and Rs.80.00-90.00/kg for ranged between Rs.137.00-145.00/kg. “Mettupalan” potato. Compared to the same period of last year, Compared to the same period of last year, the current wholesale prices of all the pulses the current wholesale prices of Nuwara except red dhal have increased in the range Eliya and imported potatoes have increased of 4%-35% and the highest price increase by 33% and 84% respectively. was reported for white cowpea. Retail Retail The retail price of Nuwara Eliya potato has The prices of white and red cowpea have decreased by Rs.9.00/kg and the price increased by Rs.17.00/kg and Rs.4.00/kg ranged between Rs.150.00-200.00/kg. The respectively. The price of green gram has highest price was reported in Wellawatta, not changed significantly. The price range Kirulapone, Nugegoda and Narahenpita of white and red cowpea was Rs.260.00- markets, while the lowest price was 300.00/kg. The highest price of white reported in Pettah and Kiribathgoda cowpea was reported from Wellawatta, markets. The price of imported potato has Kirulapone, Nugegoda and Kiribathgoda decreased by Rs.5.00/kg and the price markets, while the lowest price was ranged between Rs.80.00-120.00/kg. The reported from Pettah, Kirulapone, highest price was reported in Kirulapone, Narahenpita, Dematagoda, Kadawatha and Nugegoda, Narahenpita and Kadawatha Kiribathgoda markets. The highest price of markets, while the lowest price was red cowpea was reported from Wellawatta, reported from Thotalanga market. Kirulapone and Nugegoda markets, while the lowest price was reported from Pettah, Compare to the same period of last year, the Kirulapone, Narahenpita, Thotalanga and current retail prices of Nuwara Eliya and Kiribathgoda markets. The price range of imported potatoes have increased by 16% green gram was between Rs.220.00- and 24% respectively. 260.00/kg and the highest price was reported from Wellawatta, Narahenpita and Kiribathgoda markets, while the lowest Pulses price was reported from all the markets in Wholesale Colombo area except Wellawatta market. Prices of green gram and red cowpea have Meanwhile, the price of red dhal has not changed significantly during this week. decreased by Rs.3.00/kg and the price Those prices ranged between Rs.205.00- ranged between Rs.150.00-180.00/kg. The 3 highest price was reported from Wellawatta, Rs.26.00/kg due to low supply from all the Narahenpita and Thotalanga markets, while producing areas.