Dry Fruit Prices Surge, Possible 50% Increase Next Month
The cost of dry fruits is on the rise, with the potential for an additional 50% increase next month. This situation has pushed dry fruit prices to an all-time high in the country. Wholesale dry fruit markets have begun selling and supplying these products.
Street vendors have also joined in, selling dry fruits, including groundnuts and roasted black gram after sunset.
In the current market, groundnuts are priced between Rs750 to Rs900 per kg, black roasted chickpeas at Rs750 per kg, normal hard walnuts at Rs800 per kg, paper walnuts at Rs1200 per kg, chilgoza at Rs12,000 per kg, chilgoza giri at Rs14,000 per kg, Desi Meva at Rs1200 per kg, Afghan meva at Rs1500 per kg, Iranian almonds at Rs3500, Afghan almonds at Rs3200 per kg, dried apricots at Rs1400 per kg, brown figs at Rs3,000 per kg, white figs at Rs3,500 per kg, plain cashews at Rs3,000 per kg, roasted cashews at Rs3,300 per kg, Makhana at Rs600 per kg, Chohara at Rs900 per kg, Munakka at Rs800 per kg, Aloo Bukhara at Rs900 per kg, Revri at Rs700 per kg, jaggery mix roasted chickpeas at Rs700 per kg, jaggery mix roasted till patti at Rs650 per kg, and jaggery mix roasted peanuts at Rs950 per kg.
Farhad Khan, Vice President of the Dry Fruit Union, stated that new stocks of dry fruits will likely be more expensive this year. These are the current prices for existing stock, but there is the potential for a 70 to 100% price increase in the coming days.
As the cold weather sets in, wholesale purchases of dry fruits have begun to increase. The dry fruit season will continue for the next four months. However, citizens, such as Faheem Niaz and Sharjeel Waqas, have expressed concerns about the rising cost of living, which is making it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.
The rising prices of dry fruits primarily affect the middle class, as most ordinary citizens typically use groundnuts or roasted black gram during the winter.
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