Some Food Prices Up, Diesel, Gold Down In Kabul

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of Indian sugar, Kazakh flour, cooking oil, petrol, liquefied gas and Russian gold surged, while diesel and Arabian gold declined in the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

** Food items**

Zmarai Safi, head of the Food Traders’ Association, said that the price of a 49-kg sack of Kazakh flour rose from 1,470afs to 1,550afs, a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar from 2,400afs to 2,800afs, and a 16-litre bottle of Malaysian cooking oil from 1,850afs to 1,900afs.

However, he said the prices of other essential food items remained unchanged, as a 24-kg bag of Indian rice stayed at 3,000afs, one kilogramme of African black tea at 380afs, and the same quantity of Indonesian green tea at 350afs.

He noted that in some cases retail prices differ slightly from wholesale prices, while in others the difference is more significant.

Hamid Sufizada, a retailer at Dahna-i-Bagh market, put the retail price of a 49-kg bag of Kazakh flour at 1,600afs, a 24-kg bag of Indian rice at 3,050afs, and a 49-kg sack of Indian sugar at 2,850afs.

A 16-litre bottle of cooking oil accounted for 1,950afs, one kilogramme of black tea for 400afs, and the same quantity of green tea for 430afs, he added.

A worker at the Ahmadyar pump station told Pajhwok Afghan News that the price of one litre of petrol rose from 56afs to 61afs, and one litre of diesel from 56afs to 66afs.

Mohammad Jan Amin, a shopkeeper in the Dahan Bagh area of Kabul, said the price of one kilogramme of liquefied gas increased from 49afs to 55afs.

According to reports, the price of petroleum products in global markets has risen by 19 per cent compared with before the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, particularly the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.

** Gold prices**

Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in the Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gramme of Arabian gold decreased from 8,350afs to 8,240afs, while the same amount of the Russian variety rose from 6,350afs to 6,550afs.

Gold dealers said fluctuations in local gold prices are linked to changes in international markets.

** Currency rates**

Haji Mohammad Hussain, owner of the Sadaqat Money Exchange Service, said one US dollar traded for 63.50afs, while 1,000 Pakistani rupees exchanged for 213afs.

During the previous week, one US dollar remained at 63.50afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees at 215afs.

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