Business Recorder
PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have dropped insignificantly in the retail market due to the recent extraordinary cut in diesel rates. A downward trend in prices of live chicken/meat, vegetable, flour, except cooking oil/ghee, sugar, milk powder, pack milk, diapers was witnessed, it was revealed in a weekly market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday. On the other hand, customers expressed serious concerns about inaction on overpricing by traders and vendors in the provincial capital, blaming the local administration for its failure to implement an official pricelist and provision of relief to common man in this hard time and rising inflation. According to the survey, it was noticed that prices of live chicken have decreased at Rs415 per kilogramme against the price of Rs450 in the previous week as compared to preceding week showing Rs35 per kilogramme decrease in a week. However, it was witnessed that prices of cow and buffalo as well as mutton beef remained unchanged in the open market. A one kilogram cow meat without bone is being sold at Rs1350 and cow meat with bone at Rs1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned, the survey said. The price of mutton beef was from Rs 2800 to Rs 3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added. From Rs10, and Rs20 to Rs30 per kg and litre increase in prices of cooking oil and ghee was witnessed in the retail market, the survey noted. LPG prices also touched a new peak, which is available at Rs490 per kilo in the open market. Similarly, they said the tandoorwala also charged double the price of low-weight roti. Tomatoes were sold at Rs100-120 while onion was being sold at Rs100 against the price Rs70 per kg whereas ginger was available at Rs 600 and garlic was at Rs300-400/kg in the retail market, the survey added. The survey noted green chilli was being sold at Rs80 per kg whereas lemon was being sold at Rs100 per kilogramme against the price of 100 per kilogramme in the retail market. Peas was being sold at Rs150 per kg, capsicum at Rs120 per kilogramme, lady finger at Rs 200-300 per kilogramme, Arvi at Rs 150-200 per kilogramme, turnip at Rs 100 per kilogramme, Eggplant (bringle) at Rs 100 per kilogramme, Zucchini (tori) at Rs 120-150 per kilogramme, Tinda Rs 100 per kilogramme, cabbage at Rs 120 per kilogramme, red-coloured potatoes available at Rs 70 per kilogramme while white-coloured potatoes are sold at Rs 50 per kilogramme in the retail market, the survey said. A one kilogramme of sugar remained stable, being sold at Rs160 from Rs 170 per kilogramme, the survey said. Similarly, flour prices remained stable as a 20-kg bag was being sold at Rs2700 against the price of 2900-3000. However, the price of an 80-kg bag remained unchanged as available at Rs 12,500 and Rs 13000 per sac in the wholesale market, the survey said. Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey. The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs 360 per kilogramme, while low quality rice was available at Rs 300-320 per kilogramme, while toota rice was available at Rs 200-220 per kilogramme. Similarly, the survey furthermore said dal mash was available at Rs 480, dal masoor at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (black) at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (green) at Rs 260 per kilogramme, moonge at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dhoti dal at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dal Channa at Rs 450 per kilogramme, red bean at Rs 440 per kilogramme, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs 420 per kilogramme against Rs 280 per kilogramme, big-size white Channa at Rs 380 per kilogramme, small-size white Channa from Rs 360 per kilogramme. Apple was available at Rs 400-500 per kilogramme, banana at Rs150-200 per dozen, Guava at Rs200 per kilogramme, melon at Rs150 per kilo, strawberry at Rs250-300 per kilo, orange was available at Rs 300 per dozen, grapes at Rs500-600 per kilo. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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