Perishable items’ rates increase

LAHORE:The prices of majority of perishable items increased this week while the district management failed to implement its own issued rates as open violation of the official price list persisted across the provincial metropolis.

Besides, violation of fruits and vegetables rates, the milk, and meat sellers are also violating the rate list without any fear. Some of the sellers openly said that they pay ‘monthly’ to officers concerned so get a free hand to sell the milk and meat higher the official rates. This openly challenges the writ of the government and exposes the weakest governance by the deputy commissioner and its team of assistant commissioners who all are fond of showing the performance on the social media platforms.

This week price of chicken was fixed at Rs381-395 per kg, sold at Rs450-480 per kg and chicken meat at Rs572 per kg, and sold Rs620-900 per kg. The price of potato sugar-free reduced by Rs6 per kg, fixed at Rs76-82 per kg, sold at Rs150 per kg, B-grade at Rs70-75 per kg, and C-grade at Rs55-60 per kg, mixed sold at Rs120-130 per kg.

The price of onion A-grade further gained by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs135-145 per kg, sold at Rs180-200 per kg, B-grade by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs126-135 per kg, and C-grade by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs113-120 per kg, mixed sold at Rs140-160 per kg. The price of tomato A-grade unchanged at Rs97-105 per kg, sold at Rs180-200 per kg, B-grade at Rs85-90 per kg, and C-grade at Rs65-70 per kg, mixed sold at Rs150-160 per kg.

The price of garlic local unchanged at Rs370-385 per kg, sold at Rs500-600 per kg, Garlic Harnai gained by Rs20 per kg, fixed at Rs410-430 per kg, sold at Rs600 per kg, Garlic GI variety by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs170-175 per kg, sold at Rs350-400 per kg and Garlic China by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs505-525 per kg, sold at Rs800-1,000 per kg. The price of Ginger Thai unchanged at Rs565-585 per kg, and Ginger Chinese at Rs570-590 per kg, both sold at Rs800-1,000 per kg.

Cucumber Farm was gained by Rs20 per kg, fixed at Rs115-120 per kg, sold at Rs160-180 per kg, and cucumber local price fixed at Rs105-110 per kg, sold at Rs220-240 per kg.

Brinjal price reduced by Rs12 per kg, fixed Rs55-58 per kg, sold at Rs100-120 per kg. Bitter gourd gained by Rs40 per kg, fixed at Rs155-160 per kg, sold at Rs200-220 per kg. Ladyfinger unchanged at Rs90-95 per kg, sold at Rs140-160 per kg. Turnip rate reduced by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs110-115 per kg, sold at Rs250 per kg.

The price of different variety of apples fixed at Rs100-190 per kg, sold at Rs200-450 per kg. The price of Banana A-category gained by Rs20 per doze, fixed at Rs150-155 per dozen, sold at Rs180-200 per dozen, and B-category fixed at Rs95-100 per dozen, sold at Rs130-150 per dozen, and C-category fixed at Rs67-70 per dozen, sold at Rs100-120 per dozen. Guava price was further increased by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs105-165 per kg, sold at Rs200-250 per kg. Pomegranate price gained by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs255-265 per kg, sold at Rs350-400 per kg, pomegranate kandahari by Rs5 per kg, was fixed at Rs265-275 per kg, sold at Rs400-450.

Grapes Sunderkhani unchanged at Rs365-380 per kg, sold at Rs500-520 per kg, grapes gola gained by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs200-210 per kg, sold at Rs350-400 per kg, Grapes Black was fixed at Rs355-370 per kg, sold at Rs550-600 per kg. Peach was reduced by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs160-245 per kg, sold at Rs200-350 per kg.

Mangoes of different variety price gained by Rs25 per kg, fixed at Rs105-325 per kg, sold at Rs200-600 per kg. Peer price gained by Rs20 per kg, fixed at Rs195-205 per kg, sold at Rs220-250 per kg.