PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities, including vegetable, live chicken/meat, flour, sugar, cooking oil/ghee, and other grocery items was witnessed.
Rs10 per kilogramme increase was witnessed in prices of live chicken in open market as the commodity was available at Rs440 against the price of Rs430 per kilogramme in the previous week as compared to preceding week, according to weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
The survey noted cow meat without bone available was sold at Rs2000 and cow meat with bone available at Rs1500 per kilogramme 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 price of sugar dropped in the retail market as it was being sold at Rs140 per kilogramme against the price of Rs150 per kilogramme.
No change in prices of flour registered in the retail and wholesale market. A 20-kg fine flour bag was available at Rs2800, whereas the price of a 80-kg flour was being sold at Rs12500 in the previous week as compared to preceding week, the survey noted. It was noticed despite price stability in wholesale market retailers and shopkeepers are still charging the high rate as one kilogramme flour was selling at Rs170 against the Rs180 in the retail market. Despite reduction in flour prices, tandoorwala have continued selling Roti at Rs30 in absence of any check by authorities concerned.
Rs50 increase in prices of LPG also witnessed as a kilogramme LPG gas was available at Rs Rs600 per kilo in the open market, the survey said.
Likewise, there was still a bullish trend in prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands.
Lemon was available at Rs150 per kilogramme while green chilli was being sold at Rs100-150 per kilogramme, the survey said. Prices of garlic and ginger, which are mostly used items of the kitchen, were being sold at reasonable rates, the survey noted.
Rs100 per kilogramme increase was registered in prices of tomato in open market as it is being sold at Rs200 against the price of Rs100 per kg, while the onion is being sold at Rs150 per kg in the retail market, the survey said.
According to the survey, the prices of other vegetables have remained unchanged. Red potato is being sold at Rs70 per kg, while white colour potato is available at Rs50 per kg.
Prices of some veggies dropped while others remained unchanged in the retail market. A considerable decrease in price of peas was witnessed as it was available at Rs200 per kilogramme against the price of Rs400 per kilogramme, while price of arvi remained unchanged, selling at Rs100, capsicum at Rs 150, turnip at Rs 100, cucumber at Rs 150 against the price of Rs200 per kilo and calabash at Rs 120 per kg, the survey noted.
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 Rs100-150 per dozen, gavua at Rs250-300 per kilogramme, grapes at Rs300-400 per kilogramme.
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