Mills Supplying Sugar At Rs 165 Per Kg: PSMA

Muhammad Irfan Published July 31, 2025 | 08:06 PM

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) said on Thursday that sugar mills were supplying sugar at Rs 165 per kg ex-mill price and the country had ample stocks of sugar till mid-November 2025

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Jul, 2025) Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) said on Thursday that sugar mills were supplying sugar at Rs 165 per kg ex-mill price and the country had ample stocks of sugar till mid-November 2025.

A spokesman for the PSMA said here that sugar supply chain was affected due to divergent administrative measures, which had somewhat been redressed and the supply of sugar was continuing. He said mills were only concerned with the ex-mill prices, while the retail price of sugar in the market was normally determined by market forces. "As per some media reports, sugar is being sold at Rs. 200 per kg but according to sugar industry information, the commodity in most markets is available at the government-set price of Rs 173 to Rs 175 per kg," he claimed.

The spokesperson clarified that sugar dealers were buying sugar from mills at Rs 165 per kg ex-mill rate and alleged that, instead of giving it to domestic consumers, they were giving it to industrial and commercial consumers at higher profits.

The ‘satta’ mafia and stockists were creating hurdles in the supply of sugar they purchased before the price was fixed. They are blaming sugar exports by creating the impression of an artificial shortage of sugar, the spokesman added.

Linking sugar prices to exports is completely against the facts. The government had allowed the export of sugar only in case of surplus sugar from the carry-over stock of the last two years that was available with the mills and further surplus sugar was produced in the crushing season of 2023-24.

Before sugar exports, he said, all official estimates had shown a strong possibility that the next crushing season would see a good sugarcane yield and produce more sugar, but due to global warming and climate change, sugarcane production and its sucrose level dropped, which adversely affected sugar production, said the spokesman.

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