{"id":68690,"date":"2025-03-21T19:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=68690"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:35:04","slug":"sugar-prices-continue-to-rise-up-to-rs180-per-kg-in-major-cities-of-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/sugar-prices-continue-to-rise-up-to-rs180-per-kg-in-major-cities-of-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar prices continue to rise up to Rs180 per kg in major cities of Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Despite government efforts to control<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/govt-to-import-raw-sugar-amid-rising-prices\/\"> sugar prices<\/a>, the cost of sugar in Pakistan continues to skyrocket, reaching as high as Rs. 180 per kilogram.<\/p>\n<p>This surge comes just two days after the Deputy Prime Minister announced a fixed retail price of Rs. 164 per kilogram, highlighting the government&#8217;s struggle to regulate sugar prices.<\/p>\n<p>According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/karachis-population-exceeds-17-8m-pbs\/\"> Pakistan Bureau of Statistics<\/a> (PBS), the maximum price of sugar <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">again<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">meager<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">delicately<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">dissected<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">:<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">it<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">has<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">fallen<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> Rs. 180 per kilogram <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">has<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">recent<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">average<\/span> of Rs.170.41 per kilogram.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">In<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">large<\/span> cities such as Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar, sugar <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">selling<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">at<\/span> Rs.180 per kilogram. <span class=\"diff-highlight\">The<\/span> average price has decreased by Rs. 1.49 per kilogram <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">last<\/span> week, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">but<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">at<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">an<\/span> average price of Rs.170.41 per kilogram<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">price<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">sugar<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">still<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">more<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">expensive<\/span> than <span class=\"diff-highlight\">what<\/span> the government announced <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> fixed price.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Sugar<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">prices<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">continue<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">increase<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">become<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">even<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">more<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">difficult<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">control<\/span>, despite government <span class=\"diff-highlight\">intervention<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Despite government efforts to control sugar prices, the cost of sugar in Pakistan continues to skyrocket, reaching as high as Rs. 180 per kilogram. This surge comes just two days after the Deputy Prime Minister announced a fixed retail price of Rs. 164 per kilogram, highlighting the government&#8217;s struggle to regulate sugar prices. 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