KARACHI:
The costs of important meals gadgets confirmed a blended pattern all through 2024, with some gadgets seeing vital worth fluctuations, whereas others confirmed gradual declines.
Firstly of the yr, residents confronted steep costs for flour, however by year-end, the price of the staple merchandise dropped by Rs45 per kilogram.
A number of different gadgets, together with pulses, gram flour, sugar, and rice, skilled gradual worth reductions in the course of the yr.
Nevertheless, sure meals gadgets, reminiscent of lentils, ghee and oil, witnessed appreciable worth hikes.
In line with the Wholesale Grocers Affiliation, flour was accessible at Rs128 per kg, Rs142 per kg and Rs150 per kg as per its high quality in the beginning of the yr. Nevertheless, on the finish of the yr, the costs went right down to Rs83 per kg, Rs94 per kg and Rs105 per kg.
In line with the Wholesale Grocers Affiliation chairman, the costs of ghee and oil skyrocketed in 2024 as they elevated by greater than Rs100 per kg/litre.
Within the wholesale market, the worth of unbranded oil elevated by Rs114 per kg/litre to Rs480 per kg/litre and the worth of branded oil elevated by Rs125 per kg/litre to Rs550 per kg/litre.
In comparison with January, the worth of dal mash per kg in December decreased by Rs70 to Rs390, whereas the worth of dal masoor slashed by Rs50 per kg to Rs250 per kg.
Equally, the worth of gram flour went down by Rs95 per kg to Rs240 per kg. The costs of moong rose by Rs75 per kg to Rs380 per kg, whereas daal chana jumped up by Rs85 per kg to Rs320 per kg.
The value of sugar noticed a modest decline throughout the nation. In January 2024, sugar was being bought at Rs133 per kg, which went down by Rs6 to Rs127 per kg in December.
The costs of various sorts of rice additionally noticed a declining pattern, with the worth of basmati rice reaching at Rs386 per kg. The lower within the costs of damaged basmati rice additionally introduced some reduction to shoppers.