Karachi markets are seeing a rise in prices of key vegetables and staples before Ramazan, which starts later this month. Prices of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes have gone up after falling earlier due to a winter surplus. Flour prices, including wheat flour, have also increased. A 20 kg bag of wheat flour now costs between Rs2,500 and Rs2,700, up from Rs2,400-2,600 two weeks ago. Fine flour price per kg rose to Rs141 from Rs133. Roti makers report a Rs450 hike for a 50 kg bag of fine flour, from Rs6,000 to Rs6,450. If prices rise above Rs7,000, roti prices may jump too. Currently, roti costs remain steady at Rs25 for naan and Rs15 for chapati. Some consumers complain tandoor operators have cut roti size but not price. Pakistan Flour Mills Association chairman Abdul Junaid Aziz denies flour price hikes. He says the price of a 100kg wheat bag fell from Rs11,600 to Rs10,900. He claims no shortage or price increase in markets and notes the flood relief wheat quality is low, forcing millers to buy market wheat for blending. Fruit vendors have raised prices as Ramazan nears. Bananas cost Rs150-200 per dozen, up from Rs100-150. Apples sell for Rs300-500 per kg, guava Rs200-250 per kg, and mango types like Cheeko and melon cost Rs200-250 per kg. Kinno and oranges are priced between Rs250 and Rs500 per dozen, hiking Rs50-100. Vegetable prices increased sharply too. Tomatoes rose to Rs70-100 per kg from Rs30-40, onions to Rs50-80, and potatoes to Rs40-70 per kg. Sugar prices fell slightly. Wholesale rates for pulses like black gram and Kabuli channa are stable or slightly up, retail prices remain higher. Meat prices are mixed; live chicken dropped to Rs340-370 per kg from Rs420-460, while veal meat went up by Rs100 per kg to Rs1,700. Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association chairman Rauf Ibrahim urges the city government to monitor retail prices closely during Ramazan to protect consumers from high charges by retailers.