Overview
- Reporters link a recent petroleum hike to doubled haulage costs from wholesale hubs in Karachi, Faisalabad and Sargodha, pushing retail food prices higher.
- In open-market checks, staples were costly with milk at Rs230 per kg, rice at Rs400 per kg, gram pulse at Rs390 per kg, chicken at Rs620 per kg, mutton at Rs2,700 per kg and beef at Rs1,500 per kg.
- Vegetable quotes were elevated, including tomatoes at Rs250 per kg, garlic at Rs500 per kg, ginger at Rs450–550 per kg, okra at Rs300 per kg, onions at Rs80 per kg and potatoes at Rs50 per kg.
- Fruit prices were high as well, with apples at Rs300–400 per kg, pomegranates at Rs700 per kg, grapes at Rs650–750 per kg and bananas at Rs250 per dozen, while coconut sold for about Rs500 each.
- A separate Peshawar survey noted rising prices and shopper complaints about lax oversight, with live chicken at about Rs430 per kg and ginger near Rs600 per kg in local markets.