Retail markets are experiencing a mixed trend in the pricing of essential food commodities. Live chicken prices have risen to Rs445 per kilogramme.
Meat prices vary significantly, with cow meat without bone costing Rs2000 per kilogramme and cow meat with bone selling for Rs1500 per kilogramme. Local authorities have announced official rates for cow meat at Rs900 per kilogramme, though mutton and beef sell for between Rs2800 and Rs3000 per kilogramme in the open market.
Sugar is currently available at Rs152 per kilogramme, while a 20-kg bag of fine flour costs Rs3000. Last week, 80-kg bags of flour were sold for Rs13500, but retailers are now charging Rs180 per kilogramme for flour.
Tandoorwalas are selling roti for Rs30 each. LPG gas is priced between Rs500 and Rs550 per kilogramme.
Vegetable prices include lemons at Rs150 per kilogramme, green chillies at Rs100 to Rs150 per kilogramme, and onions at Rs150 per kilogramme. Tomato prices have dropped by 50 percent to Rs100 per kilogramme.
Red potatoes are selling for Rs70 per kilogramme, while white potatoes are available at Rs50 per kilogramme. Other vegetables include peas at Rs400 per kilogramme, arvi at Rs100 per kilogramme, capsicum at Rs150 per kilogramme, turnip at Rs100 per kilogramme, cucumber at Rs200 per kilogramme, and calabash at Rs120 per kilogramme.
Rice varieties range from good quality sela at Rs360 per kilogramme to low quality rice at Rs300 to Rs320 per kilogramme, with toota rice priced between Rs200 and Rs220 per kilogramme. Pulses include dal mash at Rs480 per kilogramme, dal masoor at Rs320 per kilogramme, black dal chilka at Rs320 per kilogramme, green dal chilka at Rs260 per kilogramme, and moonge at Rs400 per kilogramme.
