PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities including live chicken/meat, vegetables and others remained firm witnessed in the retail market.
No sign of relief for inflation-stricken people as prices continued to rise amid the government’s daily fuel prices review and change policy.
According to the market-survey, the prices of tomatoes remained high, as low quality tomatoes were available at Rs250 and good quality at Rs350 and per kilogramme.
Prices of sugar have also increased as the commodity was available at Rs152 per kilogramme against the price of Rs150 per kilogramme in the retail market.
Similarly, the prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands remained unchanged.
On the other hand, the prices of live chicken/meat showed an upward trend in the retail market.
According to the survey, a one kilogram live chicken/meat was Rs375 per kilogramme against the price of Rs345 per kilogramme in the previous week as compared to preceding, showing an decrease of Rs30 per kilo in the retail market.
According to the survey, a one kilogramme cow meat without bone is being sold at Rs1350 and cow meat with bone at Rs1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned, the survey said.
The price of mutton beef was being sold from Rs2800 to Rs3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.
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.
Similarly, the survey noted 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.
Likewise, the price of a 80-kg sac has gone up at Rs13000 in the wholesale market.
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 was available at Rs400 per kilogramme against the price of Rs500 per kilogramme while green chili was being sold at Rs100-150 per kilogramme, the survey said.
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.
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, 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.
Fruits, which are staple, but prices, are sky-rocketed in the local market, according to the survey.
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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