Since there were enough pulses in the stocks for 15 days, Pakistan is likely to experience another shortage.
The President of the Saddar Wholesale Market issued a statement warning authorities that if the containers are not immediately released from the port, the nation would suffer a severe pulse shortage.
He claimed that the price of pulses increased by Rs100 per kg as a result of hundreds of containers being stuck at the ports. He continued, “The government has not yet put its decision to waive port fees into effect.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported the weekly inflation in Pakistan, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased by 0.45% during the week ended January 26, 2023, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
According to the data, the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 229.83 points against 228.90 points registered in the previous week.
During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 25 (49.02%) items increased, 06 (11.76%) items decreased and 20 (39.22%) items remained stable.
The commodities which recorded an increase in their average prices included Onions (5.51%), Rice Irri-6/9 (4.51%), Tomatoes (4.18%), Bananas (3.57%), Rice Basmati Broken (3.56%), Garlic (3.47%), Wheat Flour (1.81%), Pulse Gram (1.74%), Pulse Moong (1.38%) and non-food item, LPG (5.29%).
The items which recorded a decrease in their average prices on a week-on-week (wow) basis included Potatoes (4.47%), Chicken (1.63%), Gur (0.90%), Sugar (0.85%), Powdered Milk (0.26%) and Vegetable Ghee 2.5 Kg (0.08%).
