18 November 2004	Thursday	05 Shawwal 1425

LAHORE, Nov 17: Fresh fruit and vegetables are no longer available in the provincial metropolis for the past three days. The supply has been suspended on account of closure of the fruit and vegetable markets for the Eid holidays. Only the left over stale fruits and vegetables are available at a few shops.

The shopkeepers, who stocked fruits and vegetables a day before Eid, have been charging the customers at will for the past three days because of discontinuation of the price control with the end of Ramazan.

Bananas available for Rs24 per dozen during Ramazan were sold up to Rs40, the price of apples was raised from Rs30 to Rs60 per kg and pomegranates from Rs50 to Rs100 per kg, potatoes from Rs30 to Rs40, cauliflower from Rs20 to Rs30, turnips from Rs8 to Rs20 per kg, grapes from Rs40 to Rs100, tomatoes from Rs40 to Rs80 per kg and guava from Rs15 to Rs30 per kg during the Eid holidays.