The prices of tomatoes and onion increased in the Sunday bazaars while prices of other vegetables remained stable.
The price of chicken also decreased and it was sold for Rs 145 per kg as compare to last week’s price of Rs 165 per kg. However, the number of customers remained low as compare to other weekends. Fish was also available for Rs 200-350 per kg.
The prices of onions and tomatoes are showing upward trend for the last couple of weeks. As compared to previous week, the prices of both commodities increased. The price of tomatoes increased by Rs 5 per kg and it was sold for Rs 75 per kg while the price of onions increased by Rs 2 per kg and it was sold for Rs 50 per kg. The prices of ginger and garlic remained stable at Rs 85 per kg. There was also Rs 2 per kg decrease in prices of cucumber, which was sold for Rs 58 per kg.
The prices of fruits remained stable while the prices of some fruits even declined. The prices of banana remained Rs 45 per dozen while guava was available for Rs 45 per kg. The prices of chicken are decreasing for the last two weeks and this it was sold for Rs 145 per kg, as compared to last week when it was available for Rs 165 per kg. The chicken sellers said chicken demand had decreased by 20 percent in the last couple of weeks, which is pushing its price downwards.
They said Eidul Adha is the major reason for decrease of chicken demand. “Often customers don’t buy chicken before Eidul Azha and in the last one week my sales dropped from 100 kg per day to 80 kg per day,” said a chicken seller Sher Ali at Green Town Sunday bazaar.
