PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities including sugar, cooking oil/ghee, vegetables, fruits, except flour and others was witnessed in the retail market, it was revealed in a weekly survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
Price of one kilogram of live chicken/meat has remained high as no change was witnessed in the previous week as compared to preceding week in the retail market.
Similarly, the price of farm eggs remained unchanged as being sold at Rs360 in the open market.
Cow meat without bone was available at Rs1100 and cow meat with bone is being sold at Rs1000 per kilogramme against the official rates announced by local authorities concerned, according to the survey.
The price of mutton beef was being sold from Rs2500 to Rs3000/kg in the open market, the survey added.
Similarly, the price of sugar remained unchanged as available at Rs190-200 per kilogramme in the retail market whereas prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands and quality also remained unchanged.
Likewise, the Prices of flour in open and wholesale markets remained unchanged.
A 20-kg bag was available at Rs2500 against the price of Rs2600 while an 80-kg bag was being sold at Rs12,500 against the price of Rs13000 in retail as well as wholesale market, according to the survey.
However, it was noticed that wheat flour and other products like maida, soji and choker flour also remained sky-high in the retail market.
On the other hand, prices of other veggie prices remained sky-high in the open market.
Likewise, ginger and garlic remained unchanged as being available at Rs600/kg and Rs200 and Rs300/kg respectively. In the previous week, one kilogram onion was being sold at Rs150 against the price of Rs100 in the preceding week.
The survey noted green chili was being sold at Rs120/kg, the survey said. Lemon is being sold at Rs400 per kilogram in the retail market, the survey said.
Peas was being sold at Rs200 per kg, capsicum at Rs150/kilo, ladyfinger Rs100-150 kilo, Arvi Rs150-200/ kilo, turnip at Rs100/kg Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/ kilo, Zucchini (tori) Rs100-120/ kilo, Tenda Rs100/kg, cabbage at Rs190-200/kg, red-colored potatoes available at Rs80-100/- per kg while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs70/- per kg in the retail market, the survey said.
Buyers say prices of food grains, especially those which were daily use items in the kitchen, were beyond their purchasing power.
The soaring prices continue to break the back of the common man, they said.
According to the survey, prices of all brands and qualities of beverages also remained high in the local market. Black tea was being sold at Rs1400-1500 per kg, the survey added.
A mixed trend was also witnessed in prices of pulses, according to the survey.
The survey said good quality (sela) was available at Rs360kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs300-320/kg, while toota rice was available at Rs200-220/kg.
Similarly, the survey furthermore said dal mash was available at Rs480, dal masoor at Rs320 per kilo, dal chilka (black) at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs260/kg, moonge at Rs400/kg, dhoti dal at Rs400/kg, dal Channa at Rs450/kg, red bean at Rs440 per kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs420/kg against Rs280/kg, big-size white Channa at Rs380/kg, small-size white channa from Rs360/kg.
Fruits, which are staple, but prices, are sky-rocketed in the local market, according to the survey.
Apple was available from Rs250-300 and Rs400-500/kg, banana at Rs150 and 200/dozen, mango at Rs200-250 and Rs300, plum at Rs150 and Rs200/kg, apricot at Rs300-350 and Rs400 per kg, leechi at Rs500/kg, black jamun at Rs500 and Rs600/ kg, melon at Rs100-150 per kg, watermelon at Rs80/per kg.
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