After onion, prices of non-veg items on rise

An already battered common man facing hardships on account of soaring prices of onion and other vegetables, has no sigh of relief due to rise in prices of non-vegetarian food items by up to 25 %.

An already battered common man facing hardships on account of soaring prices of onion and other vegetables, has no sigh of relief due to rise in prices of non-vegetarian food items by up to 25 %.

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Prices of egg, mutton and fish are almost 25 % more now in comparison to the rates around this time last year, traders said.

Egg, the poor man's protein, is selling at Rs 5 a piece (Rs 60 a dozen) in the national capital vis-a-vis Rs 4 a piece (Rs 48/dozen) during same time last year, Poultry Federation of India (PFI) spokesperson Ricky Thaper said.

Similarly, rate of mutton has registered an increase of about 15 %.

The red meat is selling at Rs 280 per kg in the retail now, high of 15 % from last year, Thaper said.

Likewise, fish is also dearer by 15 % as compared to last year. Fish is selling at Rs 350-500 a kg depending on the variety, Thaper added.

Milk and cooking oil are also costly by 20 % and 25 %, respectively vis-a-vis last year.

Full cream milk is selling at Rs 33 a litre as compared to Rs 28 a litre last year.

Cooking oil Fortune is selling at Rs 70 a litre now against Rs 55 a litre last year, the sources added.