PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities like vegetables, live chicken/meat, flour, sugar, pulses, beverages and others was witnessed in the retail market.
A weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday revealed that some food items fall slightly but others remained sky-high in the open market.
Tomato, which was available at Rs100-120 per kilogramme in the previous week, has jumped at Rs260 per kilogramme, showing a sharp increase of Rs140 per kilogramme in the retail market, the survey noted.
However, the survey furthermore observed that price of onion remained stable as the commodity is being sold at Rs120-140 per kilogramme. Ginger available at Rs400-500 per kilogramme and garlic sold 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 chilli was being sold at Rs100-150 per kilogramme.
The survey witnessed that prices of live chicken/meat and other poultry products remained high in the retail market as one kilogramme live chicken is being sold at Rs345 per kilogramme, showing no relief in the prices.
According to the survey, cow meat without bone is being sold at Rs1350 and cow meat with bone at Rs1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs900/kg. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs 2800 to Rs 3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.
A 20-kg flour bag was being sold at Rs2700 against the price of 2500. Flour prices showed inflexibility as an 80-kg bag was available at Rs 12,500 and Rs13000 per sac in the wholesale market.
Cooking oil and ghee remained high despite announcement to cut prices in other parts of the country after gradual decrease in fuel prices.
LPG gas has jumped at Rs550 per kilo in the retail market.
Sugar was being sold at Rs150/kg against the price of Rs 160/kg, 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 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.
Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey. 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, Guava at Rs200 per kilogramme, melon at Rs150 per kilo, strawberry at Rs250-300 per kilo, mangoes at Rs200 and Rs300 per kilogramme,
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