Prices of kitchen items remain unchanged in retail market

PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items, including vegetables, live chicken/meat, sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, pulses, tea and confectionery and others were mostly remained unchanged in the retail market, said in a weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.

A modus trend in prices of vegetables witnessed in the open market as no increase or decrease registered in the previous week as compared to preceding week, the survey noted.

It noted a one-kilogramme tomato is being sold at Rs70-80 per kilogramme whereas one-kilogramme onion remained unchanged, which is available at Rs140-150 per kilogram in the retail market. Ginger and garlic dropped slightly, as the commodity is being sold at Rs550 against Rs600/kg and Rs180 and Rs200/kg respectively, it was revealed.

Green chilli was being sold at Rs100/kg, the survey said. Lemon is being sold at Rs150 per kilogram in the retail market.

Peas was being sold at Rs120 per kg, capsicum at Rs200/kilo, ladyfinger Rs200-300 per kilo, Arvi Rs200/ kilo, turnip at Rs50-70/kg Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/ kilo, Zucchini (tori) Rs100-120/ kilo, Tinda Rs80/kg, cabbage at Rs120/kg, red-coloured potatoes available at Rs70/ kg while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs50/ kg in the retail market, the survey said.

A one kilogramme live chicken/meat was being sold at Rs345, whereas a dozen of farm eggs were available at Rs420 against the price of Rs360 in the previous week as compared to preceding week, the survey said.

According to the survey, there is no change in price of meat and mutton beef, as 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. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs2500 to Rs3000/kg in the open market, the survey added.

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.

The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs360/kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs300-320/kg, while tota 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.

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.

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 Rs 12,500 against the price of Rs 13000 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 remained high in the retail market.

Apple was available from Rs250-300 and Rs400-500/kg, banana at Rs150 and 200/dozen, Gauva at Rs150-200/kg.

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