Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during the past week as compared to the preceding week, observed a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Saturday. Prices of tomatoes, potatoes, onions, ginger and other vegetables registered an increase, whereas prices of fruits registered a reduction during the last week.
Live chicken price remained stable at Rs 5,500 per 40kg in the wholesale market which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 170 per kg, whereas chicken meat is being sold at Rs 290 per kg. During the said week, eggs prices in the wholesale market remained stable at Rs 110 per dozen which in the retail market were being sold at Rs 124 per dozen.
Tomatoes price went up from Rs 160 to Rs 200 per 5kg which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 50 against Rs 40 per kg. Onions price went up from Rs 170 to Rs 250 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 60 against Rs 45 per kg.
The price of various qualities of garlic went up as desi garlic was available at Rs 550 against 500 per 5kg and Quetta garlic available at Rs 750, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 150-200 per kg. Ginger price went up from Rs 600 to Rs 700 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 180 against Rs 140 per kg. Local lemon price reduced from Rs 700 to Rs 600 per 5kg, while Chinese lemon was available at Rs 300 per 5kg which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 65-170 per kg.
The survey observed that the prices of meat, fish, milk and non-perishable food items remained stable. Best quality rice was available at Rs 130 per kg and wheat was being sold at Rs 750 per 20kg bag, whereas sugar was being sold at Rs 60 per kg. Prices of all the major pulses witnessed no change as white lentil (Maash) was being sold at Rs 180 per kg, good quality grams at Rs 200 per kg, kidney bean (Lobia) in the range of Rs 120-140 per kg, green gram (Moong) at Rs 120 per kg and red lentils (Masoor) at Rs 110 per kg.
Spinach was being sold at Rs 90 per 5kg in the wholesales market while in the retail market it was available at Rs 25 per one-kg bundle and mint was being sold at Rs 200 bundle against Rs 160 per 5kg pack, while in the retail market, a small bundle of 250 gram mint was being sold at Rs 20. Capsicum price went up from Rs 370 to Rs 500 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 120 against Rs 85 per kg; peas price further went down from Rs 150 to Rs 130 per 5kg in the wholesale market, which in the retail market were being sold at Rs 40 against Rs 45 per kg; taro's (arvi) price went up from Rs 200 to Rs 250 per 5kg which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 60 against Rs 50 per kg; carrot price further went down from Rs 130 to Rs 120 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 35 per kg; and price of a pack of radish weighing 8kg went up from Rs 60 to Rs 100 per pack, which was still being sold at Rs 20 per kg in the retail market.
Okra price went up from Rs 700 to Rs 850 per 5kg which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 180 against Rs 165 per kg, price of ridge gourd (tori) further went up from Rs 450 to Rs 550 per 5kg which in the retail was being sold at Rs 130 against Rs 110 per kg. Cauliflower price further increased from Rs 230 to Rs 250 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 60 per kg while cabbage price also went up from Rs 120 to Rs 200 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 50 against Rs 40 per kg.
Brinjal price further went up from Rs 270 to Rs 350 per 5kg which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 80 against Rs 70 per kg, whereas cucumber price went down from Rs 260 to Rs 240 per 5kg, which was still being sold at Rs 65 per kg in the retail market.
Price of apple gourd (tinda) went up from Rs 250 to Rs 400 per 5kg, which in the retail market was being sold at Rs 100 against Rs 60 per kg, whereas bitter gourd (karela) price went up from Rs 650 to Rs 900 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 220 against Rs 150 per kg in the retail market.
Fruits prices during the aforementioned week witnessed a reduction as good quality banana was available at Rs 80 against Rs 100 per dozen, normal quality in the range of Rs 40-60 per dozen and Indian banana at Rs 150 per dozen. Good quality guava was available at Rs 70 against Rs 90 per kg and normal quality guava at Rs 50 per kg against Rs 60 per kg, local pomegranate at Rs 150 per kg, while Kandhari pomegranate was being sold at Rs 200 per kg. The prices of various qualities of oranges also came down which were available in the range of Rs 50-140 against Rs 80 to Rs 160 per dozen.
Normal quality white apple was being sold at Rs 100 per kg, Kala Kalu apple price went down from Rs 180 to Rs 150 per kg, and golden apple was being sold at Rs 130 against Rs 150 per kg, while Ambari apple was available at Rs 70 against Rs 80 per kg. Chinese and other imported apples were being sold in the range of Rs 200-250 per kg.
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