As Ramazan draws nearer, the prices of pulses, rice, vegetable, fruits and other essential daily use items, have registered a manifold increase, especially those most demanding items during the fasting month, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
In a visit to a several markets in provincial capital Peshawar, it was witnessed that a sharp increase in prices of edibles items in last couple of days, only due to the arrival of holy month of Ramazan. While keeping the unscrupulous tradition alive, the profiteers and hoarders are once again active to exploit the helpless consumers by increasing the prices of basic food commodities at the advent of holy month of Ramazan in open market.
The advent of the sacred fasting month of Ramadan witnesses a customarily sharp increase in prices of all kitchen items be it such commodities as sugar, wheat flour, rice, pulses or produce like fruits and vegetables. This year has been no different, according to consumers.
Market sources say prices of vegetables, fruits, chicken, pulses and others food items have enhanced, thus multiplying the problems of the inflation-stricken people of the country. They further informed that price of chicken had cross the marks of Rs 200 per kg in different market of the city, which was around Rs 170 per kg a few days before. Similarly, prices of tomatoes, onion, ginger, potatoes and garlic have almost doubled only in a three to four days period.
Ginger is being available at Rs 270 per kilogram, which was selling at Rs 180 per kg in the market during preceding week, while onion is sold at Rs 50 per kg, against the Rs 30 per kg in last week. Potato is commonly use item for making pakora for ifftar, the prices of the commodity has shot up as available at Rs 40 per kilogram, which was selling at Rs 15 per kilogram a few days back. Tomatoes are another most demanding item of the daily use, which available at Rs 50 per kilogram, against Rs 30 per kg, in preceding week.
Fruit is staple food, as most demanding in scorching month of Ramazan. Prices of fruits also enhanced in the city. Price of mangoes went up to over Rs 80 to Rs 90 per kg against the earlier prices of Rs 60 to Rs 70 per kg, while the price of per dozen bananas stands at Rs 80 against the earlier price of Rs 40 per dozen. Similarly, prices of apples, apricot and grapes have also experienced similar trend.
The survey noticed a sharp increase in prices of food-grains, a 49-kilogram sac of rice, has been increased at Rs 6,000 from Rs 5500/-, while a 49-kg bag of Dal channa rose up at Rs 5,000 against the selling price of Rs 4,600 during preceding week.
Similarly, the survey further witnessed that a 49-kg sac of good-quality big white bean, being sold at Rs 5,000/- against Rs 4,500/-, while price of a 49-kilogram bag of Malaka masoor, has also been increased at Rs 6,300/- which was selling at Rs 6,000/- during the corresponding week.
Likewise, a bag of 49-kg Red bean, available with range of Rs 4,500/- and Rs 5,500 in the market, while a 49-kg sac of Dal mash, being sold at Rs 9,000 with registering an increase of Rs 200/- per bag, dotti dal, available with range of Rs 7,500/- and Rs 7,800/- according to the survey, while moonge available at Rs 7,500 in the market, soji sac weight 49-kg, being sold at Rs 2,300/- A 49-kilogram sac of sugar being sold at Rs 2,870/-, which was selling at Rs 2,650, registered a surge of Rs 220.
In the survey, it was noticed that all brands of ghee/cooking oil remained steady, remained on high side in the market, as 16-kilogram tin available with range of Rs 1710 to Rs 2380, while prices of cooking oil also firm, as tin of 16-Kilogram available at Rs 2630, Rs 2300, Rs 2400 and Rs 2680.
The survey further showed that prices of all brands of ghee/cooking oil also remained unchanged as the price of a 16-kg tin ranged between Rs1710 and Rs2380, while a tin of 16-kg of different brands of cooking oil was available at Rs2630, Rs2300, Rs2400 and Rs2680. While low quality ghee was available at Rs600. A 20-kg flour bag was being sold between Rs710 and Rs750, while an 85-kg sac of flour was available at Rs3100 and a sac of fine quality atta (flour) was being sold at Rs3500. Moreover, fresh milk was being sold between Rs70 and Rs90 per litre while yogurt was available between Rs90 and Rs80 per kg.
Consumers have informed that the government has no control over price mechanism in open market, as shopkeepers are fixing prices at their own will. The shopkeepers did not display the prices list issued by the local administration authority.
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