Business Recorder
PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in price of essential food commodities, including vegetables, cooking oil/ghee, sugar, flour, live chicken/meat, beverages and pulses was witnessed in the retail market. A weekly-market survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday revealed some daily use food items remain high and others fall slightly in the retail market. Price of tomato remained high in the retail market as it is being sold at 100 per kilogramme against the price of Rs60 per kilogramme in the preceding week. Similarly, onion was being sold at Rs100/kg against the price Rs70 per kg. Likewise, price of ginger touched a new peak in the previous week as compared to preceding week, as it was available at Rs600-700 and Rs800 per kilogramme. Garlic was available at Rs300-400/kg in the retail market, the survey added. Green chili was being sold at Rs120/kg against the price of 80 per kg in the previous week as compared to preceding week. Amid the hot and humid weather, the price of lemon has increased exorbitantly in the retail market. One kilogramme lemon was available at Rs400 against the price of Rs100 per kilogramme in the retail market, the survey said. Peas was being sold at Rs200 per kg, capsicum at Rs150 per kilogramme, lady finger at Rs100 per kilogramme, Arvi at Rs 200 per kilogramme, turnip at Rs150 per kilogramme, Eggplant (bringle) at Rs 100 per kilogramme, Zucchini (tori) at Rs 120-150 per kilogramme, Tenda Rs 100 per kilogramme, cabbage at Rs 120 per kilogramme, red-colored 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. Prices of cooking oil and ghee also remained stable in the open market. No change in prices of LPG was witnessed, as the gas is Rs460 per kilo in the retail market. A one kilogramme of sugar dropped as it was available at Rs150 against the price of Rs 160 per kilogramme, the survey said. A one kilogramme live chicken was being sold at Rs365-370 in the previous week as compared to Rs380 per kilogramme in the preceding week, the survey said. Butchers continuously defy the official rates, even not displaying price-list issued by local administration at their outlets and squeezing the consumers with both hands. According to the survey, cow meat without bone is being sold at Rs1350/kg and cow meat with bone at Rs1500/kg against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned, the survey said. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs 2800 to Rs 3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added. Similarly, flour prices were still unchanged 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 Rs13000 per sac in the wholesale market, the survey said. 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. Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey. The survey 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. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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