A sizeable increase in prices essential food commodities, including vegetable, pulses, fruits, sugar, flour and others was witnessed in preceding week as compared to last week, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
An increase of Rs20 per kg was witnessed in prices of tomato in local market as available at Rs160 per kg against the price of Rs140 per kg in the previous week. Similarly, onion price has also crossed Rs100 per kg which was selling at Rs70-80 per kg in last week.
Likewise, Price of ginger is sky-high in retail market as available at Rs400-450 per kg whereas rates of garlic was also completely out from purchasing power of common man which is being sold at Rs300-350 per kg in local market. Cucumber is being sold at Rs60 per kg, lemon at Rs100-120 per kg, carrots are being available at Rs40-50 per kg and a bundle of radish is being sold at Rs20.
Apple, long and round gourds are being sold within range of Rs60-70 and Rs80 per kg in local market. Capsicum was priced at Rs120-150 per kg; arvi at Rs100 per kg, peas was available at Rs80-100 per kg. Cabbage is being sold at Rs60 per kg, cauliflower at Rs70-80 per kg.
Karela (bitter gourd) was available at Rs100-120 per kg. Bringle is being sold at Rs50-60 per kg, Red potato was priced at Rs70-80 per kg and others are available within range of Rs40-50 and Rs60 per kg. Green chili is being sold at Rs250-300 per kg. Ladyfinger is being sold at Rs100 against the price of Rs120 per kg in local market. Turnip is being sold at Rs50-60 per kg.
According to the survey, the price of live chicken/meat was increased at Rs143 per kg which was selling at Rs141 per kg, showing an increase of Rs2 per kg in retail market. It noted the price of farm eggs are remained unchanged as available at Rs110-120 per dozen.
Cow meat is being sold at Rs400-450 per kg while mutton beef priced at Rs900-950 per kg in local market. Fresh milk is being sold at Rs110-120 per litre against the official fixed price of Rs80 per litre, while yogurt was available at Rs120 per kg against the official fixed price of Rs90 per kg.
It was witnessed that the prices of flour has decreased in local market as 20-kg bag is being available at Rs960-1000 which was being sold at Rs1050-1100 per 20-kg bag in the previous week. Similarly, price of 85-kg bag also gone down at Rs4000, which was selling Rs4500-4700 in local market.
Apple is being sold at Rs100-120 and Rs150 per kg, guava at Rs80-100 per kg, pomegranate at Rs150-200 per kg, persimmon at Rs80-100 per kg, grapes at Rs150-200 per kg, banana at Rs40-50 and Rs70-80 per dozen.
Gram flour (baisen) was being sold at Rs100-120 per kg in local market, while sugar is being sold at Rs75 per kg against the price of Rs73 per kg in the previous week.
A mixed trend in price of food grains/pulses in local market was witnessed, the survey said that Dal mash is available at Rs210 per kg, dal masoor at Rs120 per kg, Dhoti dal was priced at Rs160 per kg, dal chilka (green) was available at Rs160 per kg, while dal chilka (black) is being sold at Rs165 per kg in retail market.
Rs20 per kg increase was also witnessed in price of moonge as available at Rs160 per kg against the price of Rs140 per kg. Dal channa is being sold at Rs160 per kg against the price of Rs140 per kg, the survey witnessed.
Red bean (Tajikistan) is being sold at Rs170 per kg which was selling at Rs160 per kg in the previous week, while red bean (Chinese) was available at Rs180 per kg against the rate of Rs160 pre kg in the retail market.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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