Mixed trend in prices of essential food items

A Business Recorder survey in Peshawar on Sunday found varied movements in essential food prices, with live chicken rising to Rs445 per kilogram from Rs405. Sugar held at Rs152 per kilogram, while the survey reported no change in flour prices in wholesale and retail markets.

Retailers were still charging Rs180 per kilogram for flour, although the survey said wholesale rates indicated Rs150; roti remained at Rs30. LPG increased by Rs150, reaching Rs500 to Rs550 per kilogram, and cooking oil and ghee also continued to rise. Among vegetables, tomatoes were reported at Rs100 per kilogram after a 50 per cent price cut, while onions cost Rs150 and red potatoes Rs70. Prices of pulses were unchanged.