PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities was witnessed in the retail market. A weekly market-survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday revealed that prices of important daily use items including vegetables, pulses, live chicken/meat, grocery items and others remained high in the retail market.
Traders and shopkeepers say prices will go further up in the coming days after the imposition of new taxation measures, introduced through the recently presented budget FY2025-26. On the other hand, buyers complained prices are unchecked and vendors charged them with self-imposed rates and asked the authorities to take notice of the artificial price-hike.
Live chicken was available at Rs300/ per kilogram in the retail market. The price of farm eggs has remained unchanged as being sold at Rs360 per dozen.
Cow meat was available at Rs1100/kg against the fixed price by local administration at Rs800-900/kg while boneless meat is being sold at Rs1300/kg in the open market. Mutton beef was being sold at Rs2500/kg in the open market, the survey added.
It noted prices of various varieties and brands of cooking oil/ghee remained unchanged in the open market.
Price of sugar has further increased from Rs170/kg to Rs180 per kilogram.
Tomato was available at Rs50 and 60 and Rs70/kg in the open market. Onion was being sold at Rs70-80/kg in the previous week while some vendors and dealers charged a self-imposed price in the retail market. Ginger and garlic remained unchanged as being available at Rs800/kg and Rs400 and Rs600/kg respectively. Green chilli was being sold at Rs120/kg.
Peas was being sold at Rs150/180/kg against the price of Rs120/kg, capsicum at Rs150/kg, ladyfinger Rs120/kg, and curry Rs70/kg, Kachalu Rs150-200/kg, turnip at Rs150/kg Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/ kilo, Zucchini (tori) Rs100/ kg, Tinda Rs100/kg, lemon was being sold at Rs600-700/ kg. Arvi was available at Rs200/kg, cabbage at Rs100/kg, red-collared potatoes available at Rs70/kg while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs50/kg in the retail market.
Price of flour was stable in the retail market as 20-kg fine flour sac was being sold at Rs1750-1800 and Rs1900/sac and brown coloured flour sac at Rs1500-1600/sac in the open market. Wheat flour and other products like maida, soji and choker flour also remained high in the retail market.
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.
The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs320/kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs300/kg, while tota rice was available at Rs180-200/kg.
The survey said dal mash was available at Rs480/kg against the Rs420/kg, dal masoor at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (black) at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs260/kg, moonge at Rs360/kg against Rs320/kg, dhoti dal at Rs400/kg, dal Channa at Rs320/kg against Rs280/kg, white lobiya at Rs340/kg, red bean at Rs440/kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs420/kg against Rs280/kg, big-size white Channa at Rs380/kg, small-size white Channa from Rs360/kg.
The prices of the fruits: Apple was available from Rs250-300 and Rs400-500/kg, banana at Rs200-250/dozen, pomegranate at Rs400-500/kg, guava at Rs250-300/kg.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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