{"id":19458,"date":"2023-11-06T10:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19458"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:06:16","slug":"consumers-at-price-crossroads-after-peshawar-government-fixes-vegetable-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/11\/06\/consumers-at-price-crossroads-after-peshawar-government-fixes-vegetable-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumers at price crossroads after Peshawar government fixes vegetable prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On November 5, the district administration of Peshawar in Pakistan reduced vegetable prices\u00a0amid\u00a0food inflation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0but consumers see no respite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a \u00a0glance, fixed onion prices fell to Pakistani Rupees 120 ($0.43) per kilo. The prices of white and red potatoes also depreciated to\u00a0Rs90 ($0.32) and 130 ($0.47)\u00a0<\/u><\/a>\u00a0respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources around the district, however, say that tomatoes and lemons still attract 20% and 50% markup respectively above the prescribed prices. While the district fixed the price of tomatoes at Rs180 ($0.65), the market sells them at Rs200 ($0.72). The same applies to Chinese lemon, costing up to Rs160 ($0.57) a kg, above the Rs100 ($0.36) official maximum.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among groceries, condiments that define south Asia cooking such as ginger and garlic have attracted the widest price disparity. \u00a0Thai garlic in Peshawar still sells up to Rs1300 ($4.67) a kg, 58.5 % above the Rs820 ($2.94) set price.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\u00a0Pakistani garlic\u00a0<\/u><\/a>should now sell at\u00a0PKR380 ($1.3) a kg,<\/u><\/a>\u00a0it retails instead at Rs450 ($1.62). This is similar to Chinese garlic which is accessible at Rs650 ($2.63) instead of Rs530 ($1.62) per kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit prices in the district have also fallen marginally but no\u00a0one knows when traders will adhere to the price ceiling.\u00a0Grapes ought to now sell at Rs320 ($1.15), banana at Rs110 ($0.39) and apples at 250 ($0.90) per kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live animals have also attracted a 5-rupee reduction in price. The city\u2019s consumers can now buy live fowls for Rs350 ($1.26) per liveweight kg from the previous Rs355. However, market investigations show that customers still purchase live chicken at the existing traders’ price of Rs420 ($1.51) per kg.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peshawar is one among the main cities in Pakistan including Karachi and Islamabad that set consumer trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This update on vegetable prices in Pakistan coincides with a national inflation slowdown. Consumer inflation in October grew marginally to just\u00a028.89%<\/u><\/a>, lower than in October 2022. \u00a0Inflation is now more than 10 points down from the peak in June and July 2023 when it had hit a record 37.97%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To tame consumer prices, the government in Islamabad had to cut down fuel prices and hunt down currency hoarding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On November 5, the district administration of Peshawar in Pakistan reduced vegetable prices\u00a0amid\u00a0food inflation\u00a0but consumers see no respite. At a \u00a0glance, fixed onion prices fell to Pakistani Rupees 120 ($0.43) per kilo. 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