Following the Sindh Government’s decisive crackdown on sugar prices, the commodity became cheaper by Rs 9 per kilogram within five days in Karachi’s wholesale markets. As of July 25, 2025, wholesale sugar prices have dropped from Rs 179 to Rs 171 per kilogram, easing the financial strain on Karachi’s residents amid rising inflation.

Abdul Rauf Ibrahim, Chairman of the Karachi Grocers and Wholesalers Association, announced a further Rs 3 reduction in wholesale markets today, setting the price at Rs 174 per kilogram.

Sugar mills lowered the ex-mill rate by Rs 5 over the past week, now selling at Rs 170 per kilogram, down from Rs175. Retail markets, on the other hand, currently price sugar between Rs 180 and Rs 185 per kilogram.

These measures were intensified in response to the sugar mafias who inflated prices through artificial shortages and speculative trading.

Chairman Ibrahim also confirmed Pakistan’s ample sugar reserves, with 2 million tons in stock, enough to cover the 1.5 million tons needed over the next three months until the new crushing season starts.