Peshawar: prices of food items show mixed trend

A weekly survey by Business Recorder found mixed food prices in Peshawar, with live chicken up Rs10 to Rs440 per kilogramme and tomatoes rising Rs100 to Rs200. Sugar fell from Rs150 to Rs140 per kilogramme, while peas dropped from Rs400 to Rs200 and cucumber from Rs200 to Rs150.

The survey said flour prices were broadly unchanged, with a 20-kg fine flour bag at Rs2800, but retailers were charging Rs170 per kilogramme. Cow meat without bone was selling at Rs2000 per kilogramme, compared with the official rate of Rs900, and LPG rose Rs50 to Rs600 per kilogramme. Prices of several other vegetables and pulses were unchanged, while cooking oil and ghee remained on an upward trend.