Utility Stores See A Marked Rise In Lentil Prices.

Even as people groan under high inflation, the prices of various lentils at Utility Stores have been increased by to Rs48 per kg.

The notification for the price hike has been issued for immediate implementation.

According to the notification, the price of black gram has been hiked up by Rs48 per kg - from Rs172 to Rs220 per kg.

Similarly, the price of masoor lentil has been increased by Rs40 per kg.

It was available for Rs270 per kg. However, its new rate is Rs310 per kg.

The rate of red beans (lobia) has increased by Rs35 per kg - from Rs235 to Rs270 per kg.

The price of whole masoor lentil has been increased by Rs35 per kg - Rs200 from its earlier rate of Rs170 per kg.

The price of moong lentil has been increased by Rs30 per kg - from Rs190 to Rs220 per kg.

The rate of split chickpea lentils has been jacked up by Rs30 per kg. It was earlier sold for Rs190 per kg.

It is now available for Rs220 per kg.

Last month, a new wheat flour crisis at Karachi's Utility Stores had made the grain inaccessible to thousands of people. They were queuing up outside the government-backed stores for hours in stifling heat without any luck.

A spokesperson for the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) had said the management had identified the issue. He had added that the USC was currently working on increasing the number of Utility Stores in the port city.

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