Lahore Market Rate List for Thursday, 3 Sept 2026

LAHORE: Onions and garlic gave Lahore’s kitchens some relief on Thursday, but okra climbed Rs40 in a single session and mango was back on the official sheet a day after the district administration had written the season off.

The daily notification issued by the Market Committee, Lahore, under the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Department, kept poultry and meat rates flat for a second day while the vegetable list moved in both directions. In the bullion market, gold steadied after Wednesday’s slide and silver slipped again.

Meat, poultry and eggs

Live broiler chicken was notified at Rs329 per kilogram in the wholesale market, unchanged from Wednesday, with the farm gate rate at Rs315 and the retail rate for live birds at Rs343. Broiler meat held at Rs497 per kilogram for the retail counter. Farm eggs stayed at Rs241 per dozen for a third consecutive day, with the wholesale crate quoted at Rs7,110.

Mutton remained at Rs1,600 per kilogram and beef at Rs800, both unchanged.

The notification carries its standard rider: the weight of broiler meat will not include the beak or the undressed gizzard, while cleaned liver and gizzard may be counted. It is a small clause, but it is the one shopkeepers and inspectors argue over most often at the scale.

Vegetables

Onions were quoted at Rs205 per kilogram against Rs225 on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous session’s sharp climb. Desi garlic fell Rs40 to Rs155, the biggest single drop on the vegetable sheet. Harnai garlic, the costlier local variety, was listed at Rs290, while Chinese garlic was not quoted on Thursday.

Okra moved the other way, rising Rs40 to Rs200. Capsicum eased Rs10 to Rs250 and desi lemon was notified at Rs160 against Rs190 on the previous list. Thai ginger held at Rs330 and Chinese ginger at Rs325, keeping imported ginger among the dearest items in the vegetable column.

At the cheaper end, pumpkin was listed at Rs25 a kilogram, sugar-free potato at Rs32, farm spinach at Rs70 and farm cucumber at Rs90. Desi cucumber, turnip, desi carrot, radish and Kabul and Iranian tomato were all left blank, unavailable in the wholesale market on the day.

Fruit

Mango returned to the notification. Chaunsa late was listed at Rs305 per kilogram, Anwar Ratol at Rs330, Ratth at Rs275 and black Chaunsa at Rs250, a day after the mango column had been left empty and the season declared over. Anwar Ratol is now Rs10 below the Rs340 it carried on Tuesday.

Elsewhere on the fruit sheet, Sundar Khani grapes were the costliest listed item at Rs595 a kilogram, followed by Irani dates at Rs445 and Iraqi dates at Rs350. Gacha special apple held at Rs330, papaya at Rs290, new desi pomegranate at Rs290, first-grade guava at Rs190 and first-grade peach at Rs250. Bananas were unchanged at Rs200 per dozen for the top grade.

Official rate list, Thursday 3 September 2026

Rates below are first-grade notified prices from the Market Committee, Lahore.

Gold, silver and currency

The All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association quoted 24-karat gold at Rs454,036 per tola on Thursday, steady after Wednesday’s roughly Rs11,000 single-day fall, with the 10-gram rate down Rs9,668 at Rs389,262. The 22-karat rate was Rs416,199 per tola and 21-karat Rs397,307.

The correction followed the international market, where gold opened $113 lower at $4,315 an ounce. Silver slipped a further Rs270 to Rs6,859 per tola and Rs5,880 per 10 grams.

In the open currency market the US dollar was quoted at Rs277.50 buying and Rs278.65 selling. The Saudi riyal was at Rs73.95 and Rs74.65 and the UAE dirham at Rs75.65 and Rs76.50, the two rates that matter most to Lahore families living on remittances.

For jewellers in Anarkali, Liberty and Sarafa Bazaar, a two-day slide of this size usually brings enquiries back before it brings buyers. Wedding-season demand has been running towards lighter 21-karat sets and gold-plated pieces for months, and one softer session is unlikely to change that.

Cooking fuel

The federally notified LPG consumer rate for September stands at Rs258.65 per kilogram, with an 11.8-kilogram domestic cylinder set at Rs3,052.09 after OGRA raised the rate by Rs4.33 a kilogram from September 1. The same cylinder cost Rs2,848.91 in July and Rs3,000.92 in August. Complaints of selling above the notified price continued to come in from the peri-urban belt, where piped gas coverage is thin and the cylinder is the only option.

The figures above are the notified list. In Township, Samanabad, Shadman and the katchi abadis, the familiar gap persisted, with fruit and vegetables changing hands well above the sheet and shopkeepers pointing to transport and wastage costs.

Enforcement rests with price-control magistrates working under the district administration, who can fine or seal a shop selling above the notified rate. With thousands of retail points across the district and a list that is rewritten every morning, inspection reaches only a fraction of them. Complaints can be registered on the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Department helpline, 0800-02345, and the department has repeated that a rate list without an official stamp is not valid.

With mango back for what is likely a short final run and winter vegetables still some weeks out, the produce sheet is expected to stay unsettled through September.