Peshawar: prices of kitchen items remain high

PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items like sugar, cooking oil/ghee, vegetables, fruits, except flour remained high in the retail market.

Price of one kilogram of live chicken has increased at Rs365 from Rs310 in the previous week as compared to preceding week in the retail market, revealed in a weekly market survey carried out by media on Sunday. The price of farm eggs remained unchanged as being sold at Rs360/ dozen in the open market.

Cow meat without bone was available at Rs1100 and cow meat with bone is being sold at Rs1000 per kilogramme against the official rates announced by local authorities concerned, according to the survey. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs 2500 to Rs 3000/kg in the open market, the survey added.

The price of sugar remained unchanged as available at Rs190-200 per kilogramme in the retail market whereas prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands and quality also remained unchanged. The Prices of flour in open and wholesale markets remained unchanged. A 20-kg bag was available at Rs 2500 against the price of Rs 2600 while an 80-kg bag was being sold at Rs 12,500 against the price of Rs 13000 in retail as well as wholesale market, according to the survey. Wheat flour and other products like maida, soji and choker flour also remained high in the retail market.

Prices of veggie remained high in the open market. Ginger and garlic remained unchanged as being available at Rs600/kg and Rs200 and Rs300/kg respectively. In the previous week, one kilogram onion was being sold at Rs150 against the price of Rs100 in the preceding week. Green chilli was being sold at Rs120/kg, the survey said. Lemon is being sold at Rs400 per kilogram in the retail market.

Peas was being sold at Rs200 per kg, capsicum at Rs150/kilo, ladyfinger Rs100-150/kilo, Arvi Rs150-200/kilo, turnip at Rs100/kg Eggplant (bringle) Rs100/ kilo, Zucchini (tori) Rs100-120/ kilo, Tenda Rs100/kg, cabbage at Rs190-200/kg, red-coloured potatoes available at Rs80-100/kg while white coloured potatoes are sold at Rs70/kg in the retail market, the survey said.

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 per kg, the survey added.

The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs360/kg, while low quality rice was available at Rs300-320/kg, while toota rice was available at Rs200-220/kg.

Dal mash was available at Rs480/kg, dal masoor at Rs320/kilo, dal chilka (black) at Rs320/kg, dal chilka (green) at Rs260/kg, moonge at Rs400/kg, dhoti dal at Rs400/kg, dal Channa at Rs450/kg, red bean at Rs440 per kg, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs420/kg against Rs280/kg, big-size white Channa at Rs380/kg, small-size white Channa from Rs360/kg.

Apple was available from Rs250-300 and Rs400-500/kg, banana at Rs150 and 200/dozen, plum at Rs150 and Rs200/kg, apricot at Rs300-350 and Rs400 per kg, leechi at Rs500/kg, black jamun at Rs500 and Rs600/kg, melon at Rs100-150/kg, watermelon at Rs80/kg.