Dipping mercury increases demand of dry fruits despite high prices.

ISLAMABAD -- As the cold winds of winter season have started blowing after the first rain spell of the season, the demand of popular winter delights has registered a significant increase with majority of citizens buying variety of dry fruits.

It is the regular tradition for most of the people to consume different dry fruits during the winter season due to the much-needed nutritional value.

Most of the families consider eating dry fruits during the family gatherings and interactions as an essential tradition while these are served with tea or 'qehwa' for the regular guests in some areas of the country as a gesture of hospitality and protocol.

However the prevailing internationally induced inflation has increased the prices of different food items in Pakistan along with impacting the purchasing capacity of the people.

The prices of the dry fruits including peanuts, almonds, pine nut, walnuts, pistachio, apricot, cashew, dried figs, raisin have witnessed an upward trend since the last few years while pine nut has left the others behind in terms of rising prices.

Muhammad Nawaz, a dry fruit seller at Karachi company said that he sells almonds (without shell) at Rs. 2,000 per kg, pine nut at Rs. 6,500 per kg, walnut at Rs. 600, pistachio (Irani) for Rs. 3,000, dry apricot for Rs. 1,000, dried figs for Rs. 1,400 and raisin for Rs. 900, dates for Rs.600 and cashews for Rs. 2,300.

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