Buyers left at vendors’ mercy in open market

LAHORE:The general public was left at the mercy of the sellers in the open markets as the government kept on showing its performance only in the special Ramazan bazaars where all officials of district management are making regular “surprise” visits and declaring a satisfactory report.

However, the district management remained unaware about the non-availability of some items in these bazaars. On the Agricultural Marketing department stalls, banana was almost non-available after midday on daily basis. The officials at these stalls keep hiding some quantity of it in order to show its availability in case of any “surprise” visit by senior officials.

Shadman Ramazan bazaar is only managed relatively good but issue of non-availability of some items also existed there.

The complete focus of the government machinery remained on ensuring the availability of sugar and flour there. If these bazaars are established for the availability of these two items only then why the government wasted resources for establishing such huge bazaars is an unanswered question.

The price of chicken live bird was unchanged at Rs251 per kg, while it sold at Rs290 to 300 per kg, and chicken meat at Rs364 per kg and sold at Rs380 to 450 per kg.

The price of potato soft skin new A-grade was reduced by Rs2 one per kg, fixed at Rs41 to 44 per kg, B-Grade Rs36 to 38 per kg, mixed sold at Rs50 to 60 per kg, potato white fixed at Rs24 to 26 per kg, sold at Rs35 to 45 per kg.

The price of onion A-grade was reduced by Rs2 per kg, fixed at Rs21 to 23 per kg, sold at Rs30 to 35 per kg, B-grade fixed at Rs17 to 19 per kg, and C-grade at Rs13 to 15 per kg, B&C grade mixed sold at Rs25 to 30 per kg.

The price of tomato A-grade was declined by Rs8 per kg, fixed at Rs30 to 32 per kg, sold at Rs60 kg, B-grade fixed at Rs26 to 28 per kg, and C-grade at Rs22 to 24 per kg, B and C quality mixed sold at Rs30 to 50 per kg. The price of garlic local was gained by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs115 to 120 per kg, sold at Rs120 to 140 per kg, garlic Chinese fixed at Rs153 to 158 per kg, sold at Rs200 to 240 per kg.

Ginger Chinese reduced by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs300 to 310 per kg and Ginger Thai was fixed at Rs305 to 315 per kg, both sold at Rs360 to 400 per kg. Cucumber farm gained by Rs6 per kg fixed at Rs25 to 27 per kg, sold at Rs30 per kg, and cucumber local was fixed at Rs45 to 47 per kg, sold at Rs60 per kg.

Bitter gourd was reduced by Rs10 per kg, fixed at Rs45 to 47 per kg, sold at Rs60 to 80 per kg. Spinach was reduced by Rs9 per kg, fixed at Rs16 to 17 per kg, sold at Rs40 per kg.

Green chili price A-grade was reduced by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs70 to 78 per kg, sold at Rs120 per kg, B-grade fixed at Rs40 to 42 per kg, sold at Rs80 to 100 per kg.

Phalsa was fixed at Rs290 to 300 per kg, sold at Rs400 per kg. The price of different variety of apples was fixed at Rs70 to 180 per kg, B-grade sold at Rs100 to 140 per kg, and A grade was sold at Rs200 to 250 per kg.

The price of banana A-category was gained by Rs15 per dozen, fixed at Rs170 to 175 per dozen, sold at Rs220 to 240 per dozen, and B-category fixed at Rs100 to 105 per dozen, sold at Rs150 to 160 per dozen, and C-category fixed at Rs58 to 60 per dozen, sold at Rs80 to 120 per dozen. Papaya was fixed at Rs135 to 140 per kg, sold at Rs180 to 200 per kg. Guava A grade was gained by Rs25 per kg, fixed at Rs145 to 150 per kg, B-grade at 90 to 95 per kg, mixed sold at Rs300 to 320 per kg.