PESHAWAR: A steep increase in prices of important kitchen items was witnessed in the retail market.

According to a weekly survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday, prices of live chicken/meat, vegetables, cooking oil/ghee, flour and others have sharply increased in the open market.

The survey noted prices of live chicken, which had dropped to Rs295/kg has again touched a new peak as available at Rs350/kg while farm eggs being sold at 360-400/dozen against the in retail market and the hen eggs at Rs500-600/dozen.

A one-kilogram cow meat is being sold at Rs1300/kg without bone and Rs900/kg with bone, it added. Price of mutton beef touched at Rs2400-2500/kg in the open market.

From Rs5 to Rs10 per kg/ litre increase was registered in prices of cooking oil/ghee prices in the retail market, the survey said.

The survey added sugar was dropped as available at Rs135 against the price of Rs140/kg, showing decrease of Rs5 per kg in the retail market.

According to the market survey, tomato prices have become dearer as a one kilogram tomato was being sold at Rs220-250/kg against Rs150-160/kg in the retail market. Price of onion was at Rs150/kg against the price of Rs110/kg. Ginger and garlic are available at Rs800/kg and Rs400 and Rs600/kg respectively. Green chili was available at Rs120-150/kg, the survey said. Prices of other veggie prices remained sky-high in the open market.

Peas was being sold at Rs300-400 per kg, capsicum at Rs150/kilo, ladyfinger Rs80/kg, curry Rs70/kg, Kachalu Rs150-200/kg, turnip at Rs100-120/kg, Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/kg, Zucchini (tori) Rs80-100/kg, Tinda Rs100/kg, lemon was being sold at Rs200/kg, the survey said. Arvi was available at Rs150/kg, Karela (bitter gourd) at Rs150/kg, cabbage at Rs140/kg, red-colored potatoes available at Rs100-120/kg while white-colored potatoes are sold at Rs70-80/kg in the retail market.

Price of flour also remained unchanged as 20-kg fine flour sac was being sold at Rs2200-2300 and brown-colored flour sac at Rs1800-1900 in the open market. Wheat flours other products like maida, soji and choker flour also remained sky-high in the retail market.

According to the survey, prices of all brands and qualities of beverages also remained high in the local market. Black tea was being sold at Rs1400-1500/kg, the survey added.

The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs270kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs250/kg, while tota rice was available at Rs180-200/kg.

A mixed trend was also witnessed in prices of pulses, according to the survey. Dal mash was available at Rs550/kg, dal masoor at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (black) at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs260/kg, moonge at Rs280/kg, dhoti dal at Rs360/kg, dal channa at Rs280-300/kg, white lobiya at Rs340/kg, red bean at Rs440/kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs280/kg, big-size white Channa at Rs360/kg, small-size white channa from Rs300/kg.

Flour, maida and choker flour, prices of confectionery items, beverages, baby-milk, milk powder, pumpers and others also remained sky-rocketed in the local market.

The prices of the fruits: Apple was available at Rs200-250/kg, banana Rs100-150 and Rs200/dozen, mango at Rs250/kg, Metha at Rs150 per kg, pomegranate at Rs300/kg, grapes at Rs300-400/kg.

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