The prices of the essential kitchen items especially vegetables, pulses, live chicken/chicken meat, flour and sugar witnessed continuous upward trend in the retail market. A survey carried out by Business Recorder in local market on Sunday showed that prices of most of the essential kitchen items including tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, lemon, live chicken/chicken meat, cauliflower, cabbage and wheat flour registered increase as compared to last week.
The survey witnessed Rs2 per kilogramme increase in price of live chicken/meat. Last week live chicken was available at Rs166 per kg, which this week is being sold at Rs168 per kg. Farm eggs are being sold at Rs100 per dozen which was selling at Rs110 and Rs120 last week.
Butchers are openly defying the official price of beef in local market. The survey showed that cow meat is being sold Rs400 per kilogramme against the official rate of Rs300 per kilogramme in local market. Mutton is available at Rs800 per kilogramme.
The prices of vegetable 'sky-rocketed' in retail market, the survey noticed. Apple, round gourds are being sold at Rs80 per kilogramme against the price of Rs50 per kilogramme in local market. Capsicum is available at Rs100 and Rs120 per kilogramme against the price of Rs80 per kg, while Arvi priced at Rs80 per kilogramme and peas are being sold at Rs80 and Rs100 per kilogramme.
However, a slight decrease in the price of tomatoes is being witnessed as it is available at Rs60 and Rs70 per kilogramme which was selling at Rs100 per kilogramme last week, while the price of onion is still on the high-side as being sold at Rs40 and Rs50 per kilogramme in open market.
Similarly, price of green chili also fell in retail market as available at Rs250 per kilogramme which was selling at Rs350 per kilogramme last week. Lemon is being sold at Rs100 per kilogramme. Chinese garlic is being sold at Rs120 and Rs150 per kilogramme while locally produced garlic available at Rs80 per kilogramme. Cucumber is being sold at Rs50 per kilogramme.
The survey further noticed that ladyfinger is being sold at Rs80 and Rs100 per kilogramme, cauliflower priced at Rs50 per kilogramme, cabbage at Rs40 per kilogramme. Potatoes are being sold at Rs20 per kilogramme, turnip at Rs25 per kilogramme.
Carrots are available at Rs50 and Rs60 per kilogramme. A bundle of radish is being sold at Rs20 and Rs30. Bitter ground (Karela) is being sold at Rs80 and Rs100 per kilogramme, the survey showed.
The retailers in different parts of the provincial metropolis Peshawar were charging different prices for the same items, it has been witnessed in the survey. For instance, good quality rice (sela) is being sold at Rs150 per kilogramme, while the same quality rice available at Rs140 per kilogramme in local market. Toota rice is being sold at Rs70 and Rs80 per kilogramme.
The survey noticed that big size white channa is available at Rs140 per kilogramme, while some shopkeepers are selling the same quality white channa at Rs120 per kilogramme. Similarly, there is visible difference in prices of dal mash as some vendors charging Rs120 per kilogramme, while other Rs140 per kilogramme in local market.
It further witnessed that Dal masoor is being sold at Rs90 per kilogramme while some shopkeepers are charging Rs110 per kilogramme. Likewise, dal channa is being sold at Rs120 per kg while some charging Rs140 per kilogramme for the same item. Dal chilka (green) is being sold at Rs130 per kilogramme, while dal chilka (black) is available at Rs140-150 per kilogramme in retail market.
A visible variation in prices of white lobiya was noticed as some shopkeepers are charging Rs120 per kilogramme while other selling at Rs100 per kilogramme. Dhoti dal priced at Rs 110 per kilogramme and Rs120 per kilogramme. Moonge is being sold at Rs100 per kilogramme, while others are selling them at Rs110 and Rs120 per kilogramme.
Gram flour (baisen) is being sold at Rs120 and Rs130 per kilogramme. Sugar is being sold at Rs60 and Rs65 per kilogramme. According to the survey, prices of cooking/ghee remained unchanged in retail market as they were available within range of Rs150, Rs180 and Rs200 per kilogramme/litre.
Fruits are being sold at high rates in the provincial capital Peshawar. Apples are being sold at Rs120 and Rs150 per kilogramme. Pomegranate is being sold at Rs100 per kilogramme, orange at Rs80 per dozen, kinnow at Rs60 per kilogramme. Guava is being sold at Rs100 per kilogramme in local market.
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