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PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained high in the open market, as per weekly market survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.

The survey said prices of vegetable, flour, cooking oil/ghee, sugar, pulses; live chicken/meat was unchanged at the retail market.

According to the survey, the price of live chicken has increased from Rs445/ kg to Rs435/kg, while a dozen of farm eggs was being sold at Rs280-300 and hen eggs were available at Rs450-500 per dozen.

Prices of essential food items remain firm

The price of cow meat remained unchanged as without bone meat was being sold at Rs900 and within bone Rs700-800, the survey said. Price of mutton beef touched at Rs2400-2500/kg in the open market, it added.

Buyers say vendors continuously charged self-imposed prices in absence of any price-control mechanism as local administration has been reluctant to take action against profiteers in the city.

Price of tomato has surged up as available at Rs120 against the prices of Rs100 in the previous week. Onion prices also jumped at Rs180 from Rs120 per kg. Ginger and garlic are available at Rs800/kg and Rs400 and Rs600/kg respectively.

Green chili was available at Rs120-150/kg, the survey said.

Prices of other veggie prices remained sky-high in the open market. Peas was being sold at Rs250-300 per kg, capsicum at Rs250-300/kg, ladyfinger Rs150-180/ kg, and curry Rs60/ kg and Kachalu at Rs150-200/ kg, turnip at Rs100-120/kg, Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/ kg, Zucchini (tori) Rs80-100/ kg, Tinda Rs100/kg, lemon was being sold at Rs200/ kg. Arvi was available at Rs200/kg, Karela (bitter gourd) at Rs60-70/kg, cabbage at Rs200/kg, red-colored potatoes available at Rs100-120/kg while white-colored potatoes are sold at Rs70-80/ kg in the retail market.

According to the survey, good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs260-270kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs250/kg, while tota rice was available at Rs180-200/kg.

The survey said dal mash was available at Rs600/kg, dal masoor at Rs320 per kilo, dal chilka (black) at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs260/kg, moonge at Rs280/kg, dhoti dal at Rs320/kg, dal channa at Rs320/- per kg, white lobiya at Rs450/kg, red bean at Rs440 per kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs280/kg, big-size white channa at Rs360 /kg, small-size white channa from Rs300/kg.

Sugar was available at Rs150/kg in the retail market.

Prices of confectionery items, beverages, baby-milk, milk powder, pumpers and others also remained high in the local market.

The prices of the fruits: apple was available at Rs200-250/ kg, banana Rs100-150 and Rs200/dozen, strawberry at Rs200-300/kg, melon at Rs100-120/ kg, watermelon at Rs70/ kg.

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.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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Abdullah Sep 16, 2024 09:40am
How about boycott once a week so all the middle man would get a lesson
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Adeel Sep 18, 2024 05:43am
Very true.... Finance minister and State Bank announcing inflation reducing. Most corrupt and incompetent government in the history of Pakistan.
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