Prices of essential kitchen items witness increase

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed an increase during this week past as compared to preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that during the week under review, prices of vegetables went up, prices of fruits went down while prices of non-perishable kitchen items remained stable.
Onion price went up from Rs 120 per 5kg to Rs 150 per 5kg in the wholesales market which in retail market was being sold at Rs 35-40 per kg against Rs 25-30 per kg. Potato price went up from Rs 100 per 5kg to Rs 150 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 35-40 per kg against Rs 30 per kg. Tomato price went up from Rs 130 per 5kg to Rs 150 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 40 per kg.
Various qualities of garlic were available in the range of Rs 250-400 per 5kg in wholesales market which in retail market were being sold at Rs 70-80 per kg against Rs 65-70 per kg.
Similarly ginger price also witnessed an increasing trend as various qualities of ginger were available in the range of Rs 700-1,000 per 5kg against Rs 700-850 per 5kg which in retail market ginger was being sold in the range of Rs 170-225 per kg.
Lemon price went down from Rs 900 per 5kg to Rs 500 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 130 per kg against Rs 200 per kg.
Capsicum price went up from Rs 180 per 5kg to Rs 200 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 55-60 per kg, peas price went down from Rs 500 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which were being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 120 per kg; taro (arvi) price went up from Rs 250 per 5kg to Rs 300 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 70 per kg against Rs 60 per kg; Chinese carrot prices went down from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 100 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 30 per kg against Rs 50 per kg.
Bean price went up from Rs 270 per 5kg to Rs 800 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold Rs 180-200 per kg against Rs 75 per kg, okra price further went up from Rs 150 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold Rs 100 per kg against Rs 40 per kg, and price of ridge gourd (tori) went up from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 50 per kg.
Turnip price went up from Rs 120 per 5kg to Rs 200 per 5kg, which in retail market was being sold at Rs 50 per kg against Rs 40 per kg, price of Maroo kaddu/loki kaddu went up from Rs 180 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 30 per kg, cauliflower price went up from Rs 130 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 50 per kg and cabbage price went down from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 100 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 30 per kg against Rs 50 per kg.
Brinjal price went up from Rs 120 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 30-35 per kg, cucumber price went down from Rs 260 per 5kg to Rs 200-250 per 5kg, which in retail market was being sold at Rs 45-60 per kg against Rs 70 per kg.
Prices of the entire range of non-perishable items remained stable as white lentil (Maash) was being sold at Rs 100 per kg, good quality grams at Rs 120 per kg, kidney bean (Lobia) in the range Rs 80-100 per kg, green gram (Moong) at Rs 80 per kg and red lentil (Masoor) was being sold at Rs 100 per kg. While no significant changes were observed in the prices of cooking oil, spices, wheat flour, rice and other kitchen specific items.
Live chicken price in wholesales market went up from Rs 5,500 per 40kg to Rs 7,500 per 40kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 210 per kg against Rs 160 per kg, and chicken meat was being sold at Rs 340 per kg against Rs 280 per kg. The eggs prices in wholesale market remained stable at Rs 84 per dozen which in retail market were being sold at Rs 92-95 per dozen. Beef was being sold at Rs 500 per kg and mutton at Rs 950 per kg.
Fruit prices witnessed a further reduction as local good quality banana prices have reduced from Rs 100 per dozen to Rs 90 per dozen, normal quality in the range of Rs 60-80 per dozen and Indian banana was being sold at Rs 170 per dozen. No change was observed in guava price as good quality guava was available at Rs 90 per kg and normal quality was available in the range of Rs 60-70 per kg.
Best quality mangoes were being sold in the range of Rs 100-120 per kg against Rs 120-150 per dozen, while normal quality mangoes were available in the range of Rs 70-90 per kg.
Normal quality white apple was being sold at Rs 80 per kg against Rs 100 per kg, Pakistani Kala Kalu apples at Rs 160 per kg against Rs 170 per kg, Iranian Kala Kalu apples were being sold at Rs 170 per kg, golden apple at 110 per kg and Ambari apple was available at Rs 90 per kg.
Chinese and other imported apples were still being sold in the range of Rs 250-300 per kg. Prices of various kinds of melon have gone up as watermelon was being sold at Rs 35 per kg against Rs 25 per kg and white melon at Rs 50 per kg against Rs 40 per kg. Various qualities of peaches were available at Rs 80-130 per kg, and price of plump went down at Rs 120-150 per kg against Rs 180 per kg.