Mixed trend in prices of important kitchen items, including vegetable, pulses, live chicken/meat, fruits, sugar and others was witnessed in retail market, according to survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
According to the survey, a decrease of Rs 20 per kg was noticed in prices of tomatoes, as being sold at Rs 40 per cent which was selling in last week at Rs 60 per kg, whereas potatoes prices have increased at Rs 40-50 per kg against the price of Rs 25-30 per kg in the previous week.
Onion was available at Rs 60-70 per kg. Price of ginger has become costlier as being sold at Rs 350-400 per kg, whereas price of garlic was also remained high-side, which was available at Rs 200-250 per kg in local market, it further added.
Similarly, lemon is being sold at Rs 100-120 per kg. Green Chili priced at Rs 80-90 per kg. Cucumber is being sold at Rs 60-70 per kg against the price of Rs 50 per kg in the previous week.
The survey noticed the prices of live chicken/meat have decreased at Rs 186 per kg in the open market which was selling at Rs 206 per kg in the previous week. A dozen of farm eggs are being sold at Rs 110-120. Cow meat is being sold at Rs 350-400 per kg against the official fixed price of Rs 270 per kg. Mutton beef is being sold at Rs 800-900 per kg.
It was noticed that price of sugar was remained unchanged as available at Rs 76 per kg, whereas the rate of gram flour (baisen) has slightly up as available at Rs 120 per kg against the price of Rs 110 per kg in last week.
According to the survey, the prices of pulses/food grains were remained high-side in local market, as good quality rice (sela) is being sold at Rs 160 per kg which was selling at Rs 150 per kg in the last week. Toota rice is being available at Rs 70-80 per kg. Dal mash is being sold at Rs 170-190 against the price of Rs 160 per kg.
Big-size white channa was available at Rs 140 per kg against the price of Rs 130 per kg in the previous week. Similarly, Rs 20 per kg surge was noticed in price of red-bean as being sold at Rs 150 per kg against the price of Rs 130 per kg in the last week.
However, price of white lobiya has decreased at Rs 130 per kg which was selling at Rs 140 per kg in the last week. Moonge, is being sold at Rs 150 per kg which was selling at Rs 140 per kg in the last week, while dal chilka (green) was being sold at Rs 140 and Dal Chilka (Black) being sold at Rs 130 per kg.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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