Lahore:
An upward trend in seasonal fruit and vegetable prices has been recorded this week, accompanied by a general overload.
Suppliers have been seen selling perishable products at prices of 50 to 100% higher than official rates, even by displaying compulsory rate lists.
Customers who questioned the differences have often been invited to buy elsewhere if they wanted official prices.
The sellers said that the lists of prices only served a aesthetic objective, citing higher prices on wholesale markets as a justification for their overload.
For the first time in two and a half months, the official price of live chicken was reduced by RS27 per kilogram, between RS357 and RS371.
However, the sellers did not sell living chickens; Instead, chicken meat was sold at Rs500 to Rs600 per kilogram, and boneless chicken at Rs950 to Rs1,000 per kg.
The official price of quality A in skin A -shaped potatoes has remained unchanged at RS45 to RS50, but it was sold at Rs80 to Rs100 per kilogram. Mixed varieties were sold at RS50 to RS70 per kilogram.
Quality onions A increased from RS5 per kilogram to Rs45 to Rs50 per kilogram, but were sold at Rs80 to Rs100 per kg. The prices of tomatoes for the quality of grade A increased from RS10 per kilogram, fixed at RS45 to Rs50, but sold at Rs120 to Rs130 per kilogram.
Agricultural cucumbers have increased from RS5 per kilogram to RS47 to Rs50 per kilogram, but sold at RS80 to RS100, while local cucumbers were sold at Rs120 to Rs130 per kilogram.
The prices of spinach fell from RS5 per kilogram, officially set at Rs18 to Rs25, but sold at Rs50 to Rs60 per kilogram.
The Chinese lemons increased from RS60 per kg to Rs190 to Rs200 per kilogram but were sold to RS400. Green peppers have increased from RS10 per kilogram to RS105 to Rs110 but sold at Rs180 to Rs200 per kilogram.
Capsicum prices increased from RS10 per kilogram to Rs47 to Rs50 per kilogram, but were sold at Rs100 to Rs140 per kilogram.
The prices of the cauliflower increased from RS20 per kilogram to RS57 to Rs60, but sold at Rs100 to Rs140 per kilogram, while the cabbage prices stayed at Rs28 to Rs30, but were sold at Rs100 to Rs150 per kilogram.
The price of quality bananas has dropped from RS10 by dozen to Rs215 to Rs240, but was sold at Rs350 to Rs400 by dozen.
The prices of the guava increased from RS5 to RS115 to Rs150 per kilogram, but were sold to Rs200 to Rs250. The dates were at RS430 to Rs460 per kilogram, but sold at Rs900 to Rs2,000.
