Gold price and flour price up in Kabul this week

Kabul-Afghanistan (Jan 28) The prices of gold and flour edged up while that of sugar dropped during the ongoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Food Traders Union head Fazal Rahman told Pajhwok Afghan News the price of a 49kg bag of Pakistani sugar dropped from 2,350 afghanis to 2,320 afghanis. The price of a 49kg bag of Kazakhstani flour jumped from 1,140 afghanis to 1,150 afghanis, but other items’ rates remained unchanged.

A 16-kg tin of Khurshid ghee cost 1,100afs and a 24.5-kg bag of Pakistani rice was priced at 1,550afs, he added.

Haji Rahmatullah, a tea seller in Kabul Mandavi, said a kilogram of Madina green tea cost 240afs and the same amount of African black tea 260afs, the same rates as of last week’s.

Ahmad Sharif Malik, who owns a grocery store in Taimani neighborhood, said, 49-kg of Kazakhstani flour was sold for 1,250afs, 49-kg sack of Pakistani sugar for 2,350 afs, 16-litre tin of Khurshid ghee for 1,180afs, 24.5kg sack of Pakistani rice for 1,700afs, a kilo of Madina green tea for 280 afs and the same quantity of African black tea for 300afs. 

Fuel rates remained the same and firewood prices also stayed stable during the week. Sayed Islam, a firewood seller in Charahi-i-Shahid area, told Pajhwok Afghan News 560kg of peeled oak firewood was counted for 6,800 afghanis and the same quantity of cedar for 6,600 afghanis.

Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazir Abad Pump Station, said price of a litre of petrol remained unchanged at 46 afs and diesel at 42afs.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Siyar, a gas seller in Kolala Poshta, also confirmed the rate of gas remained steady at 50afs per kilo.

Gold prices also rose. Mohammad Fawad, a jeweller in Timor Shahi area, said the price of one gram of Arabian gold increased from 2,200afs to 2,250afs and the Russian variety from 1,700afs to 1,750afs.

According to money exchangers’ union in Sara-i-Shahzada, one US dollar accounted for 68.80afs and 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 613afs against last week's rates of 66.84afs and 614afs.

Source: AfganNews