Retail market prices of essential kitchen items witness decline

Prices of important kitchen items, like vegetable, pulses, flour, except live chicken/meat, eggs and cooking oil have reduced in retail market, according to a survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.

The survey witnessed that price of tomato has dropped at Rs60 per kg which was selling at Rs80 per kg in local market. Onion was available at Rs60 per kg against the price of Rs80 per kg

Similarly, ginger is being sold at Rs400 per kg which was selling at Rs450 per kg in the last week. Garlic was available at Rs200-230 per kg. Green chili is being sold at Rs150 per kg.

According to the survey, price of sugar was remained stable in local market as available at Rs80 per kg in retail market. Flour prices also reduced in retail market as being sold at Rs55 per kg which was selling at Rs60-70 per kg in few days back.

It further noted that red colour potato is being sold at Rs80-90 per kg while others available at Rs50-60 per kg against the price of Rs40 per kg. Peas are being sold at Rs250 per kg, capsicum available at Rs150-170 per kg, Arvi at Rs100-120 per kg. Apple, round and long gourds are being available within range of Rs80-90 and Rs120 which was selling at Rs60-70 per kg in the previous week.

Price of cauliflower was decreased as available at Rs40-50 per kg, which was selling at Rs60 per kg in the previous week, while cabbage was priced at Rs60 per kg. Bringle was available at Rs80 per kg which was priced at Rs50 per kg in the previous week. Bitter gourd (Karela) is being sold at Rs120 and Rs150 per kg. A bundle of radish is being sold at Rs20.

The survey noticed price of live chicken/meat has touched new heights as available at Rs191 per kg which was selling at Rs186 per kg. A dozen of egg is being sold at Rs120-130.

A noticeable surge in price of gram flour (baisen) was witnessed in retail market as the commodity is being sold Rs190-200 per kg which was selling at Rs160 per kg in the previous week. It added prices of almost all brand and quality of cooking oil and ghee have unchanged in retail market.

The survey noticed the prices of pulses/food grains remained high-side in local market as Dal mash price is being sold at Rs240 per kg. Likewise, it further witnessed dhoti dal is available at Rs240 per kg which was selling at Rs-190 per kg in the last week. It added white lobiya is being sold at Rs200 per kg against the price of Rs160 per kg. Dal black (chilka) was available at Rs220 per kg against the price of Rs180 per kg, while dal green (chilka) priced at Rs200 per kg against the Rs170 per kg.

Similarly, a substantial increase in price of Moonge was noticed in retail market as available Rs200 per kg, which was selling at Rs160 per kg. Good quality rice (sela) is being sold at Rs150 per kg against the price of Rs140 per kg in the previous week, whereas toota rice brown colour is being sold at Rs80 per kg and white colour at Rs70 per kg.

Chinese red bean is being sold at Rs190 per kg against the price of Rs180 per kg while Tajikistani red bean was available at Rs170 per kg, which was selling at Rs170 per kg in the last week.

Dal channa is being sold at Rs180 per kg which was selling at Rs170 per kg in the previous week. Big size white channa is being available at Rs140 per kg while small-size white channa priced at Rs110 per kg.