Prices of entire range of essential kitchen items have registered an increase during this week past as compared to preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that during the week under review, prices of vegetables along with ghee, cooking oil, wheat flour, sugar, eggs and a number of spices went up, while chicken price witnessed a decline.
Onion price went up from Rs 150 per 5kg to Rs 180 per 5kg in the wholesales market which in retail market was being sold at Rs 45-50 per kg against Rs 35-40 per kg. Potato price further went up from Rs 150 per 5kg to Rs 180 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 40-45 per kg against Rs 35-40 per kg. Tomato price further went up from Rs 150 per 5kg to Rs 250 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 6-65 per kg against Rs 40 per kg.
Various qualities of garlic were available in the range of Rs 250-400 per 5kg in wholesales market which in retail market were being sold at Rs 70-80 per kg. Ginger price also remained on high side as various qualities of ginger were available in the range of Rs 700-1,000 per 5kg, which in retail market were being sold in the range of Rs 170-225 per kg.
Lemon price went up from Rs 500 per 5kg to Rs 600 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 240 per kg against Rs 130 per kg.
Sajad Ahmad, a trader at fruit & vegetable market Islamabad giving the reasons behind current increase in the vegetable prices said that increase in diesel price and depreciation of Pakistani rupee against the US dollar and other global currencies as well as some supply related matters caused this surge in prices.
Capsicum price further went up from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 350 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 55-60 per kg, peas price went up from Rs 400 per 5kg to Rs 450 per 5kg which were being sold at Rs 110 per kg against Rs 100 per kg, taro (arvi) price went down from Rs 250 per 5kg to Rs 300 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 70 per kg against Rs 65 per kg, Chinese carrot prices went up from Rs 100 per 5kg to Rs 140 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 40 per kg against Rs 30 per kg.
Bean price further went up from Rs 800 per 5kg to Rs 900 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 200-210 per kg against Rs 180-200 per kg; okra price remained unchanged at Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold Rs 100 per kg; and price of ridge gourd (tori) went down from Rs 400 per 5kg to Rs 350 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 90 per kg against Rs 100 per kg.
Turnip price went down from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 170 per 5kg, which in retail market was being sold at Rs 45 per kg against Rs 50 per kg, price of Maroo kaddu/loki kaddu/Tinda remained on high side which were being sold at Rs 350 per 5kg respectively while in retail market they were being sold at Rs 75-90 per kg, cauliflower price remained unchanged at Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg and cabbage price up from Rs 100 per 5kg to Rs 200 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 45 per kg against Rs 30 per kg.
Brinjal price also remained unchanged as it was being sold at Rs 400 per 5kg in wholesales market while in retail market was being sold at Rs 100 per kg, while cucumber price went up from Rs 200-250 per 5kg to Rs 300 per 5kg, which in retail market was being sold at Rs 70 per kg against Rs 45-60 per kg.
Prices of all the major pulses remained stable as white lentil (Maash) was being sold at Rs 100 per kg, good quality grams at Rs 120 per kg, kidney bean (Lobia) in the range Rs80-100 per kg, green gram (Moong) at Rs 80 per kg and red lentil (Masoor) was being sold at Rs 100 per kg.
Wheat flour price went up from Rs 740 per 20 kg bag to Rs 770 per 20kg bag, sugar price increased from Rs 2,620 per 50kg bag to Rs 2,750 per 50kg bag, a carton of cooking oil/ghee price went up from Rs 1,650 to Rs 1,750 per carton and Pearl millet (Bajra) went up from Rs 1,650 per 40kg to Rs 2,350 per 40kg. Prices of some of the spices like turmeric and red chilli went up from Rs 320 per kg to Rs 400 per kg.
Traders told Business Recorder that suppliers have communicated to them that after July 10, prices of other spices, tea, soap and detergents will go up following increase in petroleum prices and depreciation of Pakistani rupee.
Live chicken price in wholesales market went down from Rs 7,500 per 40kg to Rs 6,800 per 40kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 190 per kg against Rs 210 per kg, and chicken meat was being sold Rs 300 per kg against Rs 340 per kg. The eggs prices in wholesale market went up from Rs 84 per dozen to Rs 90 per dozen which in retail market were being sold at Rs 100 per dozen against Rs 92-95 per dozen. Beef was being sold at Rs 500 per kg and mutton at Rs 950 per kg.
Fruit prices remained stable as local good quality banana prices was being sold at Rs 90-100 per dozen, normal quality in the range of Rs 60-80 per dozen and Indian banana was being sold at Rs 170 per dozen. No change was observed in guava price as good quality guava was available at Rs 90 per kg and its normal quality was available in the range of Rs 60-70 per kg.
Best quality mangoes were being sold in the range of Rs 100-120 per kg, while normal quality mangoes were available in the range of Rs 70-90 per kg. Normal quality white apple was being sold at Rs 80 per kg against Rs 100 per kg, Pakistani Kala Kalu apples at Rs 160 per kg, Iranian Kala Kalu apples were being sold at Rs 170 per kg, golden apple at Rs 110 per kg and Ambari apple was available at Rs 90 per kg. Chinese and other imported apples were still being sold in the range of Rs 250-300 per kg. Various kinds of melons were being sold at Rs 35 per kg. Various qualities of peaches were available at Rs 80-130 per kg, and price of plump went down at Rs 120-150 per kg and a carton of 11kg grapes was available at Rs 800, which in retail were being sold at Rs 130 per kg.
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