PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained high in the retail market.
No change in prices of live chicken/meat, vegetables and other food items was witnessed, according to the weekly market survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
The survey noted the price of live chicken has touched a new peak in the retail market as one kilogramme was being sold at Rs370 per kilogramme against the price of Rs360 per kilogramme in the previous week, showing an increase from Rs10 per kilo in the retail market.
According to the survey, a one kilogramme cow meat with bone is being sold at Rs1350 and cow meat without bone at Rs1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned, the survey said. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs2800 to Rs3000 per kg in the open market.
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blamed the federal and Punjab governments for escalating prices of wheat flour and other products due to unconstitutional ban on movement of wheat from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No change was witnessed in prices of wheat flour, maida and other products. A 20-kg flour bag has increased at Rs3000 and Rs2900 in the wholesale and retail market which was selling at Rs2700 and Rs2500 respectively in the previous week, the survey said.
The price of a 80-kg sac has gone up at Rs13000 in the wholesale market.
Prices of tomatoes have become dearer in the open market as one kilogramme high-quality tomato is being sold at Rs350per kilogramme while low-quality tomato was available at Rs200-250 per kilogramme, the survey said.
A one kilogramme onion is being sold at Rs100-120 per kilogramme whereas ginger available at Rs400-500 per kilogramme and garlic was available at Rs200-250 and Rs300 per kilogramme. Lemon, which demand increases due to rising temperature in the city, was available at Rs800 per kilogramme while green chili was being sold at Rs100-150 per kilogramme.
Cooking oil and ghee remained high despite the announcement to cut prices in other parts of the country after gradual decrease in fuel prices.
Prices of LPG gas also remained high in the open market, the survey said.
One kilogramme sugar was being sold at Rs150 against the price of Rs 160 per kilogramme, the survey said.
Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey. The survey said good quality rice (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, Gram 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.
Apple was available at Rs 400-500 per kilogramme, banana at Rs200 per dozen, garma at Rs300-400 per piece, mangoes at Rs200 and Rs300 per kilogramme, leechi at Rs1000 per kilogram, Jaman at Rs800 per kilogramme.
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