PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities including live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, flour, sugar and others remained high in the open market.
Prices of live chicken has increased at Rs390 from Rs330/kg against in the previous week, showing an Rs60 per kilogramme in the retail market, according to the weekly market survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday. The prices of live chicken/meat showed an upward trend in the retail market.
The survey noted that the price of tomatoes remained unchanged as the commodity is being sold at Rs400 per kilogramme against the price of Rs350/kg.
The price of sugar remained firm as no change was recorded and the commodity is being sold at Rs152 per kilogramme in the retail market.
Bullish trend retained in prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands.
According to the survey, a one kilogramme cow meat without bone is being sold at Rs1350 against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs2800 to Rs3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.
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. The price of 80-kg sac has gone up at Rs13000 in the wholesale market.
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 kg. Lemon was available at Rs400 per kilogramme against the price of Rs500 per kilogramme while green chilli 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.
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.
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.
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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