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      <title>Sugar prices soar to record Rs180/kg in Pakistan during Ramazan</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sugar prices in Pakistan have reached a record high of Rs180/kg in major cities, increasing the financial burden on consumers during Ramazan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) indicated an increase of Rs14.22/kg, with the highest prices observed in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Karachi.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other cities, including Quetta, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, and Peshawar, are seeing prices between Rs175 and Rs176/kg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite the price surge, sources indicate that Pakistan’s sugar reserves remain adequate until October 2025. By February, 56 million tons of sugarcane had been crushed, yielding 5.3 million tons of sugar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The government has exported 741,000 metric tons of sugar and currently holds reserves of 400,000 to 500,000 tons with sugar mills.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote class="blockquote-level-1"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30332584/sugar-price-tops-rs200-per-kg-in-several-cities"&gt;Sugar price tops Rs200 per kg in several cities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330406171/sugar-prices-rise-in-karachi-lahore-and-peshawar-during-ramazan"&gt;Sugar prices rise in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar during Ramazan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inflation continues to rise, with the PBS reporting a 0.22% increase in the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ending March 13.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sugar prices in Pakistan have reached a record high of Rs180/kg in major cities, increasing the financial burden on consumers during Ramazan.</strong></p>
<p>The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) indicated an increase of Rs14.22/kg, with the highest prices observed in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Karachi.</p>
<p>Other cities, including Quetta, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, and Peshawar, are seeing prices between Rs175 and Rs176/kg.</p>
<p>Despite the price surge, sources indicate that Pakistan’s sugar reserves remain adequate until October 2025. By February, 56 million tons of sugarcane had been crushed, yielding 5.3 million tons of sugar.</p>
<p>The government has exported 741,000 metric tons of sugar and currently holds reserves of 400,000 to 500,000 tons with sugar mills.</p>
<p><strong>Read more</strong></p>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330374553/sab-allows-export-of-sugar-to-tajikistan">SAB allows export of sugar to Tajikistan</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30332584/sugar-price-tops-rs200-per-kg-in-several-cities">Sugar price tops Rs200 per kg in several cities</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330406171/sugar-prices-rise-in-karachi-lahore-and-peshawar-during-ramazan">Sugar prices rise in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar during Ramazan</a></p>
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<p>Inflation continues to rise, with the PBS reporting a 0.22% increase in the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ending March 13.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:30:25 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>in this file photo, a labourer unloads sacks of sugar from a supply truck at the main wholesale market in Karachi. Reuters
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