Despite the rising prices, Pakistan’s love for sugar remains unshakable Business and economy

Islamabad, Pakistan – A mother of four Ayesha Khan, this week was grocer for his family, this week was a high sugar in the SelfIary list.

In the power corridors, Pakistani government and burocy were trying to take a correction for the flying prices of sugar. But for Khan, it was necessary to buy sugar.

“It is almost 20 days since the month of Ramadan, which is the third time,” Khan, who is 30 years old, mostly in the Islamabad market, mostly, “Khan said.

“What can I say? We all have a sweet tooth and we love our sugary tea Rooh Afza!“He added that he has laughs, references Popular flower fragrant drink.

General inflation in the country turns off in February this year in February 2024 in inflation in February. This inflation was hit by a record of 38 percent in May 2023.

However, in the last few months, according to the Statistics Bureau of Pakistan, kilograms ($ 0.50 to $ 0.61), kilograms ($ 0.61) in the second week ($ 0.61) increased by 40 percent ($ 0.61).

However, many customers in the Islamabad markets, the increase in sugar prices, not only a punch, not only the wallets, such as milk, wheat and rice, said that the prices of other key goods such as milk, wheat and rice help them balance their budgets.

27-year-old Muhammad Şehzad, Jalebi received – a spiral-shaped southern Asian desert made of a flour and soaked in hot sugar syrup.

He said that Ramadan is usually worse in previous years, although almost every commodity price increases.

“Of course, we love to add sugar to tea and desserts, but because our total expenditures are under control, we did not hurt us,” he said three kilograms of Jazeera, 650 rupees for a kilogram of 650 rupees ($ 2.32) and 650 rupees ($ 2.32).

Ramadan, daily with rituals of Suhoor and Iftar – Predownow and subsequent dishes, respectively – often bring a slightly high consumption of different food items.

Shikarpuri Confectionery manager, Shikarpuri confectioner, Dessert Shop purchased by Jalebi, the total introductory value of the growing sugar is exposed to increased profit threshold.

“We are a bag of 50 kg each bag for all three branches, each bag costs 8,500 Rupees ($ 30) in the United States ($ 30).

However, Mehmood, the shop owners said they decided not to pass the value of customers in Ramadan.

“Maybe it will end a little on the holiday,” he said, referring to the holiday period that followed the fasting bear.

For some, for the last 32 years, it depends on the combination of increased factors like prices, both sugar, bananas and oranges, as both the seller, both sugar, bananas and oranges. In Ramadan, there are no customers during the day.

“My sugar requirements have fallen naturally with Ramadan, so my daily use is about two to three kilograms, 165 rupees ($ 0.59), while the fruit is sliced.

Unlike the manager in the sweets shop, Zahid said that a glass of water has changed depending on the total entry cost of the price – the client cannot tampo.

“If you want a glass of banana water, this is 150 rupees ($ 0.54), because both sugar and banana will be expensive, because at the moment,” he said. “But if you come after Ramadan, the price can fall to 130 rupees in each glass.”

Increased price, because partial, wholesale traders will receive sugar to make a profit at a time when they know that most consumers will buy for iftar and suhoor dishes. After the Eid al-Adha, he said he was waiting for his temperature to go to the ground.

The government, in turn, said that the price of sugar will ensure that the value of the hoarders will be operating.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, the government’s prices for the government earlier this week, 164 rupees per kilogram (0.59) were reported.

The gradual increase in sugar prices was accused of 140 ($ 0.50 ($ 0.50) and 150 (between $ 0.50) and 150 (0.50 dollars) in the hooners.

The total sugar production for the current financial year of Pakistan will end in July 2025 is expected to be about 6.8 million tons, consumption will be about 6.7 million tons.

The owner of a grocery store in Islamabad, Mohammad Rashid, 168 rupees (0.60), 16 Rupees (0.06), increased before Ramadan.

He said the market was a little reduction in the sale of Rashid Sugar, “Artificial shortage”.

“We are close to 50 kg each day. However, for Ramadan and an exaggerated price, our sales fell to about 12 to 14 bags per day,” he said.

Meanwhile, in the last three decades, Pervare Kiran, who used grocery store in Karachi, despite the increase in price, said sugar consumption is likely to affect significant impact.

“Unlike milk, vegetables or fruits, people who help, while people are killed here, we sell 80 to 100 kg ($ 0.54) per day ($ 0.61), each kilogram ($ 0.61) said.

A housewife, a housewife and five moms of Gypsy and his five mother, despite the wavings of the price, the sugar consumption remained permanent.

“Our family loves desserts and prepares sugar juices and drinks. But our monthly purchases are between seven and 10 kg, because we are sweet during Ramadan.”

Xyber Explains how the son of his family rises in the northwestern Sharsad in Charsada, Pakhtunkhwa State.

His factory manager on the outskirts of Islamabad, about 50,000 rupees for grocery every month, but in Ramadan, 70,000 rupees ($ 250), he said.

“We are currently building a small extension in our house, so we have a lot of money. But in Ramadan, we stopped the construction due to additional costs.