Sunday bazaar prices higher than official rates

LAHORE
Vegetables shortage persisted in weekly makeshift markets due to wrong price fixation, rains and floods, which curtailed commodities’ supply to the city on Sunday.
The government overlooked the markets’ condition after Ramazan and gave free hand to the vendors to fleece the consumers. Massive overcharging has been recorded in all Sunday Bazaars. Most of the stalls were vacant.
Vendors said wrong price fixation was causing unavailability of vegetables in weekly markets. They said the rates of majority of vegetables were higher than the rates given in the official price list. Vendors are not willing to sell those items due to price difference, they said. They were of the view that due to wrong price fixation vendors were not coming to the weekly markets and rain and floods also affected the supply of vegetables. So, they thought it would be better to temporally skip the weekly markets to avoid losses, they said. This week again quality of fruits and vegetables was rain-affected and vendors sold damaged and substandard vegetables and fruits at higher rates. Vegetables and fruit were not sold at the official rates issued by the market committee through a price list.
The price of potato has increased by Re one per kg, fixed at Rs 25 to 29 per kg, potato sugar free at Rs 14 to 16 per kg, potato store at Rs 8 to 10 per kg, while sugar free was sold at Rs 29 per kg. The price of onion increased by Re one per kg, fixed at Rs 30 to 35 per kg, while mixed and rain affected was sold at Rs 35 per kg.
The rates of tomato was reduced by Rs 5 per kg, reached at Rs 50 to 55 per kg, while in makeshift markets sold at Rs 60 to 70 per kg, and just outside these bazaars at Rs 80 to 100 per kg. The price of garlic local was gained by Rs 6 per kg, reached at Rs 106 to 115 per kg, garlic Chinese was at Rs 120 to 130 per kg, both was sold at Rs 130 per kg. Ginger China was fixed at Rs 150 to 160 per kg, Singapore Rs 100 to 106 per kg, while both were sold at Rs 200 per kg.
The price of brinjal was increased by Rs 7 per kg, fixed at Rs 25 to 30 per kg.
Cucumber price was gained by 5 10 per kg, fixed at Rs 40 to 50 per kg, while sold at Rs 60 to 80 per kg. Biter gourd was also reduced by Rs 3 per kg, fixed rates of Rs 40 to 47 per kg, sold at Rs 50 per kg. The price of spinach was gained by Rs 10 per kg, fixed at Rs 20 to 25 per kg, sold at Rs 30 per kg. Zucchini local was increased by Rs 10 per kg, fixed at Rs 50 to 54 per kg, sold at Rs 60 per kg.
The price of lemon local was enhanced by Rs 10 per kg, fixed at Rs 100 to 120 per kg.
Pumpkin price was gained by Rs 4 per kg, fixed at Rs 25 to 29 per kg, sold at Rs 30 to 50 per kg. The price of lufa was increased by Rs 7 per kg, fixed at Rs 40 to 45 per kg, sold at Rs 50 per kg.
The price of Cabbage was fixed at Rs 32 to 40, sold at Rs 50 per kg, and Cauliflower was gained by Rs 8 per kg, fixed at Rs 40 to 45 per kg, not available there while outside was sold at Rs 80 per kg. The price of green chilli was gained by Rs 20 per kg, fixed at Rs 50 to 55 per kg, sold at Rs 60 per kg.
Capsicum price was fixed at Rs 75 to 83 per kg, but not sold while in open market was sold at Rs 140 per kg. Arum price was reduced by Rs 5 per kg, fixed at Rs 40 to 45 per kg, sold at Rs 50 per kg. Ladyfinger was sold at Rs 60 per kg, against the official rates of Rs 45 to 55 per kg. The price of different variety of apples was fixed at Rs 40 to 90 per kg, while sold at Rs 50 to 100 per kg. The price of plump was gained by Rs 14 per kg, fixed at Rs 170 to 180 per kg, sold at Rs 200 per kg. The rates of Banana A quality was fixed at Rs 56 to 60 per dozen, B-quality at Rs 40 to 44 per dozen, sold at Rs 60 per dozen.