PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of important kitchen items like vegetables, flour, sugar, pulses, live chicken/meat and others were witnessed in the retail market.
A weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday revealed that prices almost all essential food commodities have remained sky-high in the open market.
Price of tomatoes had dropped and being available at Rs 140 per kilogram against the price of Rs 200 per kilogram in the previous week as compared to preceding week, whereas price of onion remained unchanged as being sold at Rs 120 and Rs 140 per kilogram in the retail market, the survey noted.
Ginger and garlic remained unchanged as being available at Rs 600 per kg and Rs 200 and Rs 300 per kg respectively.
The survey noted green chili was being sold at Rs 100 per kg, the survey said. Lemon is being sold at Rs 150 per kilogram in the retail market, the survey said.
Peas was being sold at Rs 200-250 per kg, capsicum at Rs 200 per kg, ladyfinger Rs 200-300 per kg, Arvi Rs 200 per kg, turnip at Rs 50-70 per kg Eggplant (bringle) at Rs 100 per kg, Zucchini (tori) at Rs 100-120 per kg, Tenda at Rs 80 per kg, cabbage at Rs 120 per kg, red-colored potatoes available at Rs 100 per kg while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs 80 per kg in the retail market, the survey said.
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 Rs 300-320 per kg, while toota rice was available at Rs 200-220 per kg.
Similarly, the survey furthermore said dal mash was available at Rs 480, dal masoor at Rs 320 per kilo, dal chilka (black) at Rs 320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs 260 per kg, moonge at Rs 400 per kg, dhoti dal at Rs 400 per kg, dal Channa at Rs 450 per kg, red bean at Rs 440 per kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs 420 per kg against Rs 280 per kg.
One kilogram of live chicken/meat 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 Rs 360 in the open market.
Cow meat without bone was available at Rs 1100 and cow meat with bone is being sold at Rs 1000 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 Rs 3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.
Similarly, the price of sugar remained unchanged as available at Rs 190-200 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.
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