Egg prices sky rocketing with the advent of winter

Egg prices sky rocketing with the advent of winter

Egg prices have started soaring with the advent of winter as traders in different markets of cities. At present retail price for one dozen eggs is Rs 90 while in summer it was being sold at Rs 60 to 65.

The customers put up questions to the authorities concerned and the government that why not the stern action is taken against those who want to sale daily use items including edibles at skyrocketing prices. Like several other items now, the egg prices are
going out of reach of general public.

Use of dry fruits in winter is already out of the reach of low-income groups and use of eggs is the only choice they have to maintain their body temperature and to meet other seasonal nutritional necessities while the coldness is increasing day by day.

That is why in winter season people of all age groups use eggs and its consumption reaches to its peak.

“The situation needs that stern action must be taken against profiteers and they should be sent behind the bars and punished for charging more to the fixed rates of edibles. The negligence on part of authorities concerned encourages traders and retailers
as well to charge their desired amount from the customers,” said Mumtaz. “The recent increase in egg prices is attributed to increase in coldness and the prices are likely to increase again with an increase in their demand,” said Fahad a shopkeeper. With more
rains, egg prices would go up again,” he added.

"Prices of everything are rising, tomatoes, onions, fruits and even milk and eggs have become more expensive within last few weeks than ever, the shopkeepers are fleecing the public, but the concerned authorities have failed to take any action to bring down
the prices," said Shumila, a housewife.

Meanwhile the residents urged the concerned authorities to take action against those who were charging more profits and demanded to regulate the prices to benefit the common men.

“The recent increase in egg prices is attributed to increase in coldness and the prices are likely to increase again with an increase in their demand," said Fahad a shopkeeper.

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Posted by Hassan Ali on Nov 14 2011. Filed under Society. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry