PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items, like sugar, chicken meat, eggs, flour, vegetable, pulses have increased sharply in the retail market, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday. Sugar price has increased at Rs115 per kg, which was selling at Rs110 per kg in the previous week in the retail market, the survey noticed.

Similarly, the rates of live chicken have touched a new peak in the local market as available at Rs231 per kg against the price of Rs216 per kg in the previous week, while a dozen of farm eggs are being sold at Rs170-180 per dozen in the local market. Ginger is being sold at Rs600-650 per kg; garlic was available at Rs250-280 per kg. Tomatoes are being sold at Rs170 per kg; onion was available at Rs80-90 per kg, according to the survey. The green chilli was being sold at Rs160-200 per kg, lemon at Rs120-140 per kg, bitter gourd (Karela) at Rs120 per kg, it added.

Likewise, it added that peas are being sold at Rs200-250 per kg, arvi at Rs120 per kg, ladyfinger at Rs100 per kg, red-potato at Rs90-100 per kg, cauliflower at Rs80 per kg, cabbage at Rs70 per kg, tinda at Rs80 per kg, kado at Rs90 per kg, tori at Rs70 per kg, turnip at Rs50-60 per kg, bringle at Rs60 per kg.

According to the survey, the prices of pulses/food grains have remained high-side in the local market.

Good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs150-160 per kg, toota rice at Rs70-80 per kg, white big-size channa at Rs140-150 per kg, red bean at Rs160-200 per kg, moonge at Rs200 per kg. Dal mash was being sold at Rs270 per kg, while price of dhoti dal also touched new peak as available at Rs230-240 per kg. Green dal chilka was available at Rs160 per kg, whereas the black dal chilka is being sold at Rs180 per kg. White lobiya is being sold at Rs160 per kg, dal masoor at Rs140 per kg, the survey noticed. It added that all brands and quality of cooking oil and ghee were available at high side, the survey said. Fresh milk is being sold at Rs130-140 per litre. Fresh milk was available at Rs120-140 per litre, while yogurt was sold at Rs130 per kg.

Fruits as staple food were also completely out of the purchasing power of the common man. Apples are being sold at Rs150 per kg, persimmons at Rs80 per kg, guava at Rs90-100 per kg, grapes are being sold at Rs150 per kg, pomegranate at Rs150 per kg, and a dozen of bananas are being sold at Rs50-60 and Rs70.

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