A considerable increase in prices of essential food commodities, including pulses, vegetable, flour, sugar and others was witnessed in preceding week as compared to previous week in retail market, according to survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.

Retailers said the prices of daily use items have touched new peak due to recent surge of petroleum products as well as gap between demand and supply and low yield. The poverty stricken consumers have complained the prices are completely reached out from their purchasing power.

The survey noticed that prices of food grains have escalated sharply in retail market as Dal mash price has increased at Rs240 per kg against the price of Rs210 per kg in the previous week.

Likewise, it further witnessed dhoti dal is available at Rs240 per kg which was selling at Rs190 per kg in the last week. It added white lobiya is being sold at Rs200 per kg against the price of Rs160 per kg. Dal black (chilka) was available at Rs220 per kg against the price of Rs180 per kg, while dal green (chilka) priced at Rs200 per kg against the Rs170 per kg, showing an increase of Rs30 per kg.

Similarly, a substantial increase in price of Moonge was noticed in retail market as available Rs200 per kg, which was selling at Rs160 per kg. Good quality rice (sela) is being sold at Rs150 per kg against the price of Rs140 per kg in the previous week, whereas toota rice is being sold at Rs80 per kg and white color at Rs70 per kg.

Chinese red bean is being sold at Rs190 per kg against the price of Rs180 per kg while Tajikistani red bean was available at Rs170 per kg, which was selling at Rs170 per kg in the last week. Dal channa is being sold at Rs180 per kg which was selling at Rs170 per kg in the previous week. Big size white channa is being available at Rs140 per kg while small-size white channa priced at Rs10 per kg.

Prices of almost all brand and quality of cooking oil and ghee have been increased within range of Rs10 to Rs15 per kg/litre in retail market. Sugar is being sold at Rs75 per kg which was selling at Rs73 per kg in the previous week. A considerable increase in price of gram flour (baisen) was witnessed as available at Rs200 per kg which was selling at Rs160 per kg in the previous week.

Live chicken/meat is being sold at Rs156 per kg, the survey noticed, it added prices of farm eggs are remained unchanged as available within range Rs110-120 and Rs130 per dozen. Cow meat is being sold at Rs400-420 and Rs450 per kg. Mutton beef was priced at Rs900-1000 per kg.

According to the survey, prices of tomato have increased at Rs120 per kg against the price of Rs100 per kg in the previous week, while onion is being sold at Rs70-90 per kg. Ginger is being sold at Rs400-450 per kg, whereas garlic priced at Rs350-380 per kg, the survey noticed, it added, the green chili is being sold at Rs250-300 per kg. Lemon at Rs120 per kg, carrots are being sold at Rs50-60 per kg.

Red potato was available at Rs80 per kg while white-colored is being sold at Rs50 per kg against the price of Rs40 per kg in the previous week. Peas are being sold at Rs150 per kg, capsicum at Rs120-140 per kg and arvi at Rs100 per kg. Turnip is being sold at Rs50 per kg, bringle at Rs50-60 per kg.

Ladyfinger is being sold at Rs80 per kg, apple, around and long gourds are being available within range of Rs60-80 per kg. Cabbage is being sold at Rs60 per kg which was selling at Rs50 per kg in the last week, while cauliflower was priced at Rs70-80 per kg in local market. Bitter gourd (Kerala) is being available within range of Rs100-120 per kg.

Apple is being sold at Rs100-150 per kg, guava at Rs80-100 per kg, pomegranate at Rs150-200 per kg, persimmon at Rs80-100 per kg, grapes at Rs150-200 per kg, banana at Rs40-50 and Rs70-80 per dozen.