PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities was witnessed in the retail market. Some food items like flour, cooking oil/ghee, sugar have increased while others remained unchanged in the retail market, it was revealed in a weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
Tomato is being sold at Rs 70-80 per kilogram whereas onion per kilogram remained unchanged, which is available at Rs 140-150 per kilogram in the retail market whereas prices of ginger and garlic remained unchanged, the survey said.
The survey noted green chili was being sold at Rs 100 per kilogram, 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 100 per kilogram, capsicum at Rs 120-150 per kilogram, ladyfinger at Rs 200-300 per kilogram, Arvi Rs 200 per kilogram, turnip at Rs 50-70 per kilogram, eggplant (bringle) at Rs 100 per kilogram, Zucchini (tori) at Rs 100-120 per kilogram, Tenda at Rs 80 per kilogram, cabbage at Rs 120 per kilogram, red-colored potatoes available at Rs 70 per kilogram while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs 50 per kilogram in the retail market, the survey said.
A one kilogram live chicken/meat was being sold at Rs 345, whereas a dozen of farm eggs were available at Rs 420 against the price of Rs 360 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 Rs 1100 and cow meat with bone is being sold at Rs 1000 per kilogram against the official rates announced by local authorities concerned, according to the survey.
The price of mutton beef was being sold from Rs 2500 to Rs 3000 per kilogram 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.
Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey.
The survey said good quality (sela) was available at Rs 360 per kilogram, while low quality rice was available at Rs 300-320 per kilogram, while toota rice was available at Rs 200-220 per kilogram.
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 per kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs 260 per kilogram, moonge at Rs 400 per kilogram, dhoti dal at Rs 400 per kilogram, dal Channa at Rs 450 per kilogram, red bean at Rs 440 per kilogram, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs 420 per kg against Rs 280 per kilogram.
Similarly, the price of sugar remained unchanged as available at Rs 190-200 per kilogram 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.
A 20-kg bag was available at Rs 2500 against the price of Rs 2600 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 also remained sky-high in the retail market.
Fruits, which are staple, but prices, are sky-rocketed in the local market, according to the survey. Apple was available from Rs 250-300 and Rs 400-500 per kilogram, banana at Rs 150 and 200 per dozen, gauva at Rs 150-200 per kilogram.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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