LAHORE - Prices of vegetables remained stable with tomato registering a considerable reduction in their prices to Rs30 per kg while prices of few other food items increased.
Fruit prices in open market also remained stable as banana was being sold at Rs40-50 per dozen, apple at Rs80-120 per kg, fruiter at Rs50- 70 per dozen, Malta at Rs60-100 per dozen and guava was being sold at Rs40-60 per kg in open market as well as in Sunday bazaars.
Price of veggies remained unchanged in open as well as Sunday Bazaars during the week as in open market tomato was being sold at Rs40 and in Sunday Bazaars at Rs30 per kg, onion at Rs35 per kg in open market and at Rs31 per kg in Sunday bazaars. Potato was available at Rs30, peas were being sold at Rs40 per kg, green chilli was being sold at Rs60, cucumber at Rs70 per kg, carrot at Rs20 per kg , radish at Rs25 per kg, ginger at Rs220-250 and garlic was being sold at Rs140-170 per kg.
During the last week, chicken was available in open retail market at Rs220 per kg against Rs190 per kg last week, reflecting an increase of Rs20 per kg, eggs were being sold at Rs 105 per dozen against Rs 100 per dozen, registering an increase of Rs5 per dozen.
Sugar was available at Rs54 per kg, wheat flour bag (10kg) at Rs 405, vegetable ghee loose 155-175 per kg, vegetable ghee (205kg tin) at Rs 510, cooking oil was being sold at (2.5 litre tin) at Rs 530.
The no significant change in the prices of non-perishable food items was noted, as moong washed was being sold at Rs 150 per kg, masoor washed was available at Rs130 per kg, mash washed at Rs160 per kg, rice basmati broken was being sold at Rs90 per kg. Meanwhile, mutton was being sold at R620 per kg, while beef was being sold at Rs320 per kg during last week.