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Special Report:Prices of cash crops getting stable; poor formers take sign of relief

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Giglit, November: Prices of indeginous cash crops have been gaining since last two weeks following intervention of local administration in artificially imposed prices by local and non-local agents across Gilgit-Baltistan. Local media sources raised the issue to urge local administration to ensure stability of prices of indegenous crops especially vegitables like Potato, Tomoto, carrots and fresh fruits namely Pear and apples to facilitate the only earning source of majority of disaster hit mountain communities in the region. Constant rise in essentials from down against lowering prices of indegnous products had annoyed local population that seem to transform since the begging of current month. According to regional analysts, extrapolation of data availble from statistics department idicates that local market forces must attain an equilibrium to a certain selling price that must ensure a reward of twelve months in hard climatic conditions.
HUNZA, Ganish: Beautiful terraces are known for good potatoes and vegetables in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Image by:Shams

Prices of Potato have been fluctuated by 100 percent from PKR 1000 to 2000 and Potatoes from 30 to 55 -pushing the transactions to the peak thereof. On the other hand, hike in petroleum products and LPG has intensify essential being brought from down cities to cater indigenous needs served to sky rocket prices locally. Constant rise in expenditures against decline in already meager income sources of majority of local population is making life for poor a hard job to cater their daily needs.

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