PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, like flour, sugar, eggs, live chicken, vegetables, pulses, fruits and others have remained firm in the retail market due to rising fuel prices on a daily basis.

Traders and shopkeepers in the provincial capital told this scribe that prices were rising due to the government’s daily prices review and change policy of petroleum commodities. They anticipated the prices would further increase in the coming due to this policy.

Prices of live chicken remained high as the commodity was available at Rs350 per kilogramme in the retail market, according to a weekly market survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.

The survey said the one kilogramme cow meat without bone was being sold at Rs1350 and cow meat with bone was being sold at Rs1500 per kilogramme against the official rates of Rs900 per kilogramme announced by local authorities concerned. Mutton beef was being sold from Rs2800 to Rs3000 per kg in the open market, the survey added.

The price of sugar remained unchanged as the commodity was being sold at Rs152 per kilogramme in the retail market.

Lemon was available at Rs400 per kilogramme against the price of Rs500 per kilogramme while green chilli was being sold at Rs100-150 per kilogramme.

Prices of LPG gas also remained unchanged in the open market, the survey said.

A 20-kg flour bag has increased at Rs3200 against the price of Rs3000 and Rs2900 in the wholesale and retail market which was selling at Rs2700 and Rs2500 respectively in the previous week, the survey said. Price of 80-kg sac has gone up at Rs14000 against the price of Rs13000 in the wholesale market.

Onion was available at Rs200-180 per kilogramme against the price of Rs80-100 per kilogramme. The survey noted that the price of tomatoes remained unchanged as the commodity is being sold at Rs400 per kilogramme against the price of Rs350/kg.

Likewise, a bullish trend retained in prices of cooking oil/ghee of various brands.

The survey said good quality rice (sela) was available at Rs 360 per kilogramme, while low quality rice was available at Rs 300-320 per kilogramme, while toota rice was available at Rs 200-220 per kilogramme.

Prices of pulses remained unchanged in the retail market, according to the survey. Dal mash was available at Rs 480, dal masoor at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (black) at Rs 320 per kilogramme, dal chilka (green) at Rs 260 per kilogramme, moonge at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dhoti dal at Rs 400 per kilogramme, dal Channa at Rs 450 per kilogramme, red bean at Rs 440 per kilogramme, Gram flour (baisen) at Rs 420 per kilogramme against Rs 280 per kilogramme, big-size white Channa at Rs 380 per kilogramme, small-size white Channa from Rs 360 per kilogramme.

Apple was available at Rs 400-500 per kilogramme, banana at Rs200 per dozen, garma at Rs300-400 per piece, mangoes at Rs200 and Rs300 per kilogramme, leechi at Rs1000 per kilogram, Jaman at Rs800 per kilogramme.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

Published Date: September 21, 2026