Maungdaw, January 03: "The prices of some essential items continued to show an upward trend in the markets of Maungdaw townships in Arakan State for the last few days while the price of paddy goes down significantly the end of the year, said a trader of Maungdaw town. Prices of some commodities, especially onion, garlic, chilli, mustard oil, meat and fish, rose by leaps and bounds to abnormal proportions towards the end of the year. But, the price of paddy goes down below the price of production rate, he further added..."