Agriculture
- Icta Fails To Control High Prices
Owing to the price differential between wholesale and retail markets, essential food items were sold at higher prices in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder...
- Commodities : Rise In Exports Greater Than Imports
Saturday, July 20, 2013 By Abrar Hamza The total increase in exports of commodities during fiscal year (FY) 2012-13 outweighed that of imports as the exports went up by 3.0 percent while the imports rose just slightly by 0.08 percent, data of Pakistan...
- Prices Of Food Items Soar Phenomenally
July 14, 2013 WAQAR LILLAH With the advent of holy month of Ramazan, skyrocketing increase was witnessed in the prices of perishable and non- perishable food items last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business...
- Ramazan-related Items Become Costlier
July 11, 2013 ABDUL RASHEED AZAD & WAQAR LILLAH Traders have increased prices of Ramazan specific items by 25 percent to 100 percent excluding dates, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed. The survey revealed that on the eve of Ramazan...
- Prices Of Black Tea Varieties Surge By Rs 50-100 Per Kg
The prices of black tea surged between Rs 50 and Rs 100 per kilogram on the back of the government's decision to withdraw the relaxation of 11 percent sales tax on imports, market sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday. "The government has withdrawn...
Agriculture
Tomato price registers record 84 percent hike in July
September 03, 2013
Price of tomatoes increased by 84 percent in July as compared to June 2013. Heavy rainfall and flood in various parts of the country are said to be the factors behind low tomato yield leading to its import and thus a higher price, says a Free and Fair Election (Fafen) report released here on Monday. 
Fafen governance monitors visited 188 retail outlets in 105 districts and reported increase in the prices of other vegetables as well. Price of potatoes increased by 21 percent and onions 10 percent. A high increase was also registered in the price of fruits; dark red apples 38 percent, golden apples 35 percent and bananas 12 percent.
Prices of condiments went up with that of ginger increasing 12 percent, garlic eight percent and turmeric four percent. Among poultry products seven percent increase was observed for eggs while broiler chicken live went up one percent. Other meat items including beef and mutton also registered increase of three percent and two percent.
Similarly, prices of all the sweeteners- Gur, Desi Shaker- three percent each, and sugar one percent, dairy products eg fresh milk and yogurt one percent each and wheat (flour) three percent and grain one percent registered rise. An increase was also observed in the price of kitchen fuels; LPG three percent, firewood two percent and kerosene oil one percent.
Prices of pulses were also increased, washed Moong pulse five percent, white beans four percent, washed Masoor pulse three percent and red beans two percent, while price of chickpeas five percent, gram pulse four percent, washed Mash pulse and black gram one percent each went down. Of the rice varieties, Irri-6 went down two percent and Basmati broken one percent. The average price of Basmati-386 remained unchanged. Moreover, prices of mustard oil, branded cooking oil, and branded vegetable ghee dropped by two percent each. Except for the price of a plate of cooked beef that went down one percent all other cooked items experienced increase; eg a cup of hot tea four percent, a plate of Dal and a plate of vegetables one percent each.
Fafen governance monitors visited 188 retail outlets in 105 districts and reported increase in the prices of other vegetables as well. Price of potatoes increased by 21 percent and onions 10 percent. A high increase was also registered in the price of fruits; dark red apples 38 percent, golden apples 35 percent and bananas 12 percent.
Prices of condiments went up with that of ginger increasing 12 percent, garlic eight percent and turmeric four percent. Among poultry products seven percent increase was observed for eggs while broiler chicken live went up one percent. Other meat items including beef and mutton also registered increase of three percent and two percent.
Similarly, prices of all the sweeteners- Gur, Desi Shaker- three percent each, and sugar one percent, dairy products eg fresh milk and yogurt one percent each and wheat (flour) three percent and grain one percent registered rise. An increase was also observed in the price of kitchen fuels; LPG three percent, firewood two percent and kerosene oil one percent.
Prices of pulses were also increased, washed Moong pulse five percent, white beans four percent, washed Masoor pulse three percent and red beans two percent, while price of chickpeas five percent, gram pulse four percent, washed Mash pulse and black gram one percent each went down. Of the rice varieties, Irri-6 went down two percent and Basmati broken one percent. The average price of Basmati-386 remained unchanged. Moreover, prices of mustard oil, branded cooking oil, and branded vegetable ghee dropped by two percent each. Except for the price of a plate of cooked beef that went down one percent all other cooked items experienced increase; eg a cup of hot tea four percent, a plate of Dal and a plate of vegetables one percent each.
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- Icta Fails To Control High Prices
Owing to the price differential between wholesale and retail markets, essential food items were sold at higher prices in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder...
- Commodities : Rise In Exports Greater Than Imports
Saturday, July 20, 2013 By Abrar Hamza The total increase in exports of commodities during fiscal year (FY) 2012-13 outweighed that of imports as the exports went up by 3.0 percent while the imports rose just slightly by 0.08 percent, data of Pakistan...
- Prices Of Food Items Soar Phenomenally
July 14, 2013 WAQAR LILLAH With the advent of holy month of Ramazan, skyrocketing increase was witnessed in the prices of perishable and non- perishable food items last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business...
- Ramazan-related Items Become Costlier
July 11, 2013 ABDUL RASHEED AZAD & WAQAR LILLAH Traders have increased prices of Ramazan specific items by 25 percent to 100 percent excluding dates, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed. The survey revealed that on the eve of Ramazan...
- Prices Of Black Tea Varieties Surge By Rs 50-100 Per Kg
The prices of black tea surged between Rs 50 and Rs 100 per kilogram on the back of the government's decision to withdraw the relaxation of 11 percent sales tax on imports, market sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday. "The government has withdrawn...