PESHAWAR: Prices of daily important kitchen items showed mixed trend in the retail market. A weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder on Sunday revealed that some items like flour, chicken/meat and vegetables prices plummeted while other cooking/oil, sugar and other grocery items remained unchanged in the open market.
According to the survey, prices of live chicken/meat remained stable as it was available at Rs 345 per kilogramme in the retail market.
On the other hand, the price of a dozen of farm eggs dropped significantly which is being sold at Rs 220 per dozen against the price of Rs 420 per dozen against the price of Rs 360 in the previous week as compared to preceding week.
The rates of meat and mutton beef are still high. Butchers were squeezing consumers with self-imposed prices amid unchecked by authorities concerned, the buyers complained.
A kilogramme of cow meat without bone was available at Rs 1350 and cow meat with bone at Rs 1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs 900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned, according to the survey.
The price of mutton beef was being sold from Rs 2500 to Rs 3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.
A one kilogramme sugar was being sold at Rs 170 per kilogramme, the survey said.
According to the survey, flour prices remain firm, as no significant increase or decrease was witnessed in the retail as well as wholesale market.
A 20-kg bag was being sold at Rs 2900-3000 while an 80-kg bag was being sold at Rs 12,500 and Rs 13,000 per sac in the wholesale market, the survey said.
However, it was noticed that prices of wheat flour and other products like maida, soji and choker flour are still on the rise in the retail market.
Vegetable prices also rallied in the open market ahead of Ramazan.
A one kilogramme tomato is being sold at Rs 80 against the price of Rs 140 per kilogramme in the previous week as compared to preceding week whereas a one kilogramme onion was being sold at Rs 80 against the price Rs 100 per kg in previous week as compared to the preceding week in the retail market whereas ginger was available at Rs 600 and garlic was at Rs 300-400 per kg in the retail market, the survey added.
The survey noted green chili was being sold at Rs 80 per kg. Lemon is being sold at Rs 120 per kilogramme in the retail market, the survey said.
Peas was being sold at Rs 120-150 per kg against the price of Rs 100 per kilogramme, capsicum at Rs 120 against the price of Rs 100 per kilogramme, lady finger at Rs 200-300 per kilogramme, Arvi at Rs 150-200 per kilogramme against the price of Rs 120 per kilogramme, turnip at Rs 100 per kilogramme against the price of Rs 70 per kilogramme, Eggplant (bringle) at Rs 100 per kilogramme, Zucchini (tori) at Rs 120-150 per kilogramme, Tenda Rs 100 per kilogramme against the price of Rs 80 per kilogramme, cabbage at Rs 120 per kilogramme, red-colored potatoes available at Rs 70 per kilogramme while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs 50 per kilogramme in the retail market, the survey said.
Buyers have complained that 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 kilogramme, while low quality rice was available at Rs 300-320 per kilogramme, while toota rice was available at Rs 200-220 per kilogramme.
Similarly, the survey furthermore said dal mash was available at Rs 480, dal masoor at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (black) at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (green) at Rs 260 per kilogramme, moonge at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dhoti dal at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dal Channa at Rs 450 per kilogramme, red bean at Rs 440 per kilogramme, ram flour (baisen) at Rs 420 per kilogramme against Rs 280 per kilogramme, big-size white Channa at Rs 380 per kilogramme, small-size white channa from Rs 360 per kilogramme.
Fruits, which are staple, but prices, are high in the local market, according to the survey.
Apple was available at Rs 400-500 per kilogramme, banana at Rs 200 and Rs 250 per dozen, Guava at Rs 300 per kilogramme and Orange was available at Rs 300 per dozen.
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