Potatoes prices went up from Rs 90 to Rs 130 per 5kg which were being sold at Rs 30 per kg against Rs 25 per kg in the retail market, onion price went up from Rs 120 to Rs 140 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 35 per kg against Rs30 per kg in the retail market, tomatoes price went up from Rs 100 to Rs 130 per 5kg which was being sold at Rs 35 against Rs 25-30 per kg in the retail market.
Local garlic prices remained stable in the range of Rs 300-400 per 5kg, which in retail market were being sold at Rs 70-95 per kg, while Chinese garlic price went up from Rs 350 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 150 per kg, and ginger price remained stable at Rs 600 per 5kg, which in retail market was being sold at Rs 150 per kg.
Wheat flour price remained stable at Rs 785 per 20kg bag, egg price remained stable at Rs 100 per dozen in wholesales market which in retail market was they were being sold at Rs 110 per dozen, live chicken price went down from Rs 5,400 per 40kg to Rs 4,800 per 40kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 150 per kg against Rs 170 per kg and chicken meat was being sold at Rs 250 per kg against Rs 280 per kg.
Prices of all the major pulses, sugar, milk, spices, tea, salt and ghee/cooking oil remained stable, while various qualities of fish were available in the range of Rs 300 per kg to Rs 600 per kg. During the week under review, prices of firewood and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) witnessed a massive increase due to low pressure of pipeline gas which has forced households to shift on LPG and firewood for domestic use. Firewood price has gone to Rs 800 per 40kg from Rs 600 per 40kg and price of LPG cylinder of 15-kg has touched Rs 2,400 per cylinder against Rs 1,800 per cylinder.
Capsicum price went up from Rs 300 per 5kg to Rs 350 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 85-95 per kg against Rs 75 per kg, yam (arvi) price went up from Rs 200 per 5kg to Rs 220 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 55 per kg against Rs 50 per kg; carrot price went down from Rs 120 per 5kg to Rs 100 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 25 per kg against Rs 30 per kg.
Bean price was found stable at Rs 140 per 5kg while in retail market it was being sold at Rs 40 per kg, okra price went up from Rs 300 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 100-110 per kg against Rs 75 per kg and ridge gourd (tori) price went up from Rs 300 per 5kg to Rs 400 per 5kg which in retail market was being sold at Rs 110 per kg against Rs 80 per kg. Prices of most of the vegetables including tinda, cauliflower, cabbage, peas, karela and others also witnessed an increasing trend during the week under review.
Fruit prices further witnessed an upward trend as white apple was available at Rs 90 per kg against 80 per kg, Ambri apple at Rs 90 per kg against Rs 80 per kg, Pakistani Kala Kolo apple at Rs 150 per kg against Rs 130 per kg, Gaja apple at Rs 100 per kg against Rs 90 per kg and Iranian Kala Kolo apple at Rs 160 per kg against Rs 150 per kg.
Good quality banana was being sold at Rs 80 per dozen, normal quality banana in the range of Rs 50-60 per dozen, good quality guava at Rs 70 per kg and normal quality was available in the range of Rs 50-55 per kg.
Various qualities of grapes were being sold in the range of Rs 100-225 per kg. Prices of various qualities of oranges witnessed an increase as best quality kinnow was being sold at Rs 200 per dozen against Rs 150 per dozen, Khanpuri Shakri Malta at Rs 180 per dozen against Rs 150 per dozen, while pomegranate prices have gone up as normal pomegranate was being sold at Rs 150 per kg against Rs 140 per kg and special Kandahari pomegranate was available at Rs 275 per kg against Rs 250 per kg. Price of sapodilla (chikoo) went up to Rs 130 per kg against Rs 100 per kg and papaya was available at Rs 120 per kg against Rs 100 per kg.