Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increase during this week past as compared to previous week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that onion price went up from Rs 270 per 5kg to Rs 300 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 65-75 per kg against Rs 60-70 per kg in retail market, and tomato price went up from Rs 160 per 5kg to Rs 180 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 45-55 per kg against Rs 40-45 per kg, while potato price went further down from Rs 170 per 5kg to Rs 150 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 35-40 per kg against Rs 40-45 per kg.
Garlic price went up from Rs 1,000 per 5kg to Rs 1,050 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 260-280 per kg against Rs 250-270 per kg and ginger price went up from Rs 1,500 per 5kg to Rs 1,600 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 275-390 per kg against Rs 350 per kg. Lemon price went up from Rs 450 per 5kg to Rs 500 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 140 per kg against Rs 120 per kg. Maroo kaddu price went down from Rs 300 per 5kg to Rs 175 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 45-50 per kg against Rs 75-80 per kg, radish price went down from Rs 160 per 5kg to Rs 140 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 35 per kg against Rs 40 per kg, Chinese carrot price went further down from Rs 240 per 5kg to Rs 200 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 55-60 per kg against Rs 65-60 per kg, yam's price went up from Rs 300 per 5kg to Rs 375 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 90 per kg against Rs 80 per kg.
Bean price went down from Rs 425 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at 90-95 per kg against Rs 100-95 per kg, Tinda price remained stable at Rs 275 per which in retail market was being sold at Rs 75 per kg; and brinjal price went further down from Rs 170 per 5kg to Rs 130 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 30-35 per kg against Rs 45 per kg in retail market. Turnip price went further up from Rs 220 per 5kg to Rs 250 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 70 per kg against Rs 65 per kg.
Capsicum price went down from Rs 500 per 5kg to Rs 425 per 5kg which was being sold at 90-100 per kg against Rs 140 per kg; cucumber price went further up from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 220 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 55 per kg against Rs 50 per kg; cauliflower price went up from Rs 230 per 5kgto Rs 300 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 75 per kg against Rs 60 per kg; and cabbage price went up from Rs 120 per 5kg to Rs 150 per 5kgwhich was being sold at Rs 40-45 per kg against Rs 35 per kg. Prices of various qualities of pumpkin went down from Rs 250-325 per 5kgto Rs 200-250 per 5kgwhich were being sold in the range of Rs 55-65 per kg against Rs 65-90 per kg; okra price went up from Rs 230 per 5kg to Rs 270 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 65 per kg against Rs 55 per kg; and kareela price went up from Rs 300 to Rs 330 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 80-75 per kg against Rs 70 per kg.
Egg price went up from Rs 86 per dozen to Rs 95 per dozen which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100-110 per dozen against Rs 90-95 per dozen, chicken price went up from Rs 5,900 per 40 kg to Rs 6,500 per 40 kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 210 per kg against Rs 170 per kg while chicken meat was being sold at Rs 320 per kg against Rs 270 per kg.
During the week under review, no significant changes were witnessed in prices of milk, sugar, iodized salt, spices, rice, pulses, ghee, cooking oil, bread, wheat flour and other edible prices; however, the prices of these items had been increasing for the past 6 months.
Fruit prices also witnessed an upward trend as Gaja apple was available at Rs 110 per kg against Rs 100 per kg, apples from Murree, Swat, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were available in the range of Rs 65-175 per kg against Rs 75-150 per kg, good quality local banana was being sold at Rs 70 per dozen against Rs 80 per dozen while normal quality banana was being sold in the range of Rs 45-55 per dozen against Rs 50-60 per dozen. Various brands of mangoes were being sold in the range of Rs 75 per kg to Rs 150 per kg and various qualities of peaches were available in the range of Rs 90-150 per kg. Pear was being sold at Rs 90 per kg against Rs 75 per kg and grapes were being sold in the range of Rs 100 per kg to Rs 225 per kg against Rs 75-180 per kg, while sweet orange was available at Rs 120-175 per dozen against Rs 100-150 per dozen.