Fruit, vegetable prices drop in Lahore
Ginger rates were also expected to come down after shipment from Thailand
LAHORE:
With the onset of local production of vegetables and fruits, prices have started coming down significantly in Lahore. During the last 27 days, the price of potato had come down by Rs58 per kg, onion by Rs27 per kg and tomato by Rs45 per kg.
However, the prices of ginger imported from Thailand and China had gone up by Rs30- 250 per kg. The price will be reduced when two ships carrying ginger from Thailand reach Karachi. In addition, the reason for the dramatic increase in egg prices is the reduction in the number of laying hens by 20 million (35%) in a year and the smuggling of large numbers of eggs to Afghanistan.