Mixed trend in prices of important kitchen items, including vegetable, pulses, chicken meat, eggs, sugar, and others was witnessed in retail market, said in a survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday. The survey noticed that the price of chicken meat has further decreased in retail market as available at Rs156 per kilogram against the price of Rs176 per kilogram in the previous week. However, price of farm eggs remained unchanged as being sold at Rs110-120 per dozen in retail market.
Similarly, the cow meat is available at Rs350-400 per kilogram, against the official price of Rs300 per kilogram in retail market. Mutton beef priced at Rs800 per kilogram in retail market. According to the survey, the prices of vegetables are remained high-side in the retail market. Price of tomato has increased at Rs40 per kilogram which was selling at Rs25-30 per kilogram in the previous, while onion price remained unchanged as available at Rs40 per kilogram.
Ginger is being sold at Rs200 per kilogram. Chinese garlic is available at Rs120 per kilogram while locally produced garlic priced at Rs40 per kilogram. Lemon is being sold at Rs80 per kilogram, while green chili is available at Rs80 per kilogram. The survey further said that peas are being sold at Rs40-60 per kilogram, red potato is being sold at Rs70 per kilogram, while other at Rs30-40 per kilogram. It added that turnip is available at Rs40 per kilogram in the retail market. Also, a slight decrease was witnessed in price of capsicum as available at Rs70 per kilogram against the rate of Rs100 per kg in the previous week. Arvi priced at Rs40 per kilogram, cauliflower at Rs30 per kilogram, cabbage at Rs40 per kg. Bringle is being sold at Rs30 per kilogram, tarnip at Rs20 per kg. Apple gourd, bottle gourd and ridge gourd prices range between Rs50-80 per kg in retail market. A mixed trend in prices of pulses prevailed in retail market, the survey noticed. It said that white big channa is being sold at Rs130 per kilogram against the price of Rs140 per kilogram in the previous week.
Good quality rice (sela) is being sold at Rs135 per kilogram, which was selling at Rs140 per kilogram. However, it added that price of toota rice is still high-side as available at Rs80 per kilogram. Dal channa priced at Rs110 per kilogram against the price of Rs120 per kilogram. Price of dal mash remained unchanged as available at Rs120 per kilogram. Dal masoor is being sold at Rs80 per kilogram against the rate of Rs90 per kg.
The survey further said that dhoti Dal is available at Rs98 per kilogram against the rate of Rs100 per kilogram in the last week. Dal masoor priced at Rs75 per kilogram Dal chilka (green) is available at Rs100 per kilogram against the price of Rs120 per kilogram. Dal chilka (black) is being sold at Rs90 per kilogram, which was selling at 100 per kg. White bean is available at Rs120 per kg, while the price of red bean has also decreased as being sold at Rs100 and Rs110 against the rate of Rs120 per kilogram.
Gram flour (baisen) is being sold at Rs118 per kilogram against the price of Rs120 per kilogram in the previous week. Prices of all brand/quality cooking oil and ghee have also increased as available within range of Rs150 and Rs170, and Rs190 and Rs200 per litre/kg. Prices of fruits are sky-high in retail market, as one kilogram red coloured apple is being sold at Rs150 per kilogram, golden coloured at Rs80, grapes at Rs120 and Rs150 per kg, guava at Rs60-80 per kg, persimmon at Rs100 per kilogram, pomegranate at Rs100-150 per kilogram, banana is being sold at Rs50-60 per dozen in the retail market.