Food prices soar in past two weeks: Survey

February 13, 2024 (MLN): In the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the prices of fruits and vegetables have increased by 28% in the last two weeks, according to a market survey conducted by APP on Tuesday.

The prices of vegetables and fruits, especially onions and tomatoes, peas, cabbage, apple gourd, garlic, ginger, beans, cucumber, carrots, and fruits including apples, pomegranates, bananas, citrus,  and oranges, have increased by 28% from the last two months, APP said.

Since last week, various varieties of fruits, including apples, have been sold at Rs250-280, pomegranates at Rs350-380, bananas at Rs140-160, citrus at Rs220-250, and oranges at Rs250 per kilo/dozen.

Similarly, among vegetables, peas cost Rs200-250, cucumbers Rs120, apple gourds Rs150, onions Rs200-210, and garlic and ginger cost Rs580-600 rupees per kg.

According to the survey, the price of poultry chicken reached Rs400-420 per kg, and the price of poultry eggs reached Rs420 per dozen in the open market in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

The meat of the poultry chicken has reached Rs770 per kg in the open market. The prices of poultry items have increased by 15% in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

During the last three months in the twin cities, a 13% increase was witnessed in the price of poultry chicken, while there was a 15% increase in the price of poultry eggs in the same period.

Meanwhile, talking to APP, the Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has also called for a further increase in the prices of chicken, and there was an increase observed in the prices of poultry items in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

On this occasion, poultry feed industrialists and the ex-president of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr Sarosh, said that soybeans are included in the basic ingredients of poultry feed.

A government servant, Saeed Ahmed, said that at present, the middle class is worried about current inflation, and the administration should create a price control mechanism.

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