Minister stresses need for buying crop from farmers at rates fixed by Centre
Get boost from rises in vegetable oil, meat and dairy products
Concerns mount over apparent lack of price control measures
Despite a drop in the dollar rate, retailers are selling fruits and vegetables at high market prices
Price control failures leave markets, buyers in a fix
The teams examined the prices and weights of essential food items
Inflation surges to 27.4% as ministry attempts to downplay sugar crisis
FAO’s food price index averaged 143.7 points in 2022, the highest since the 1990s
Premier stresses need for bringing country back to its feet ‘by ourselves'
Traders blame flood in Sindh, Balochistan