{
  "id": 3651963,
  "title": "Hike in flour, onion prices adds to consumers’ woes in Karachi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hike-in-flour-onion-prices-adds-to-consumers-woes-in-karachi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:13:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025293/hike-in-flour-onion-prices-adds-to-consumers-woes-in-karachi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Flour millers in Karachi recently increased the prices of flour by up to Rs275 per 50kg bag, while the cost of onions skyrocketed to Rs150-180 per kilogramme, up from Rs110-150 a week prior. The price hike affects various varieties of roti, with naan, sheermal, and taftaan now costing Rs5-10 more per piece. This price surge comes ahead of the arrival of one million tonnes of imported wheat, but the Karachi Wheat Importers Association head, Rauf Ibrahim, expresses concern. He notes that only seven to eight months remain until the new wheat crop arrives, and the TCP has yet to issue an international tender, which would take two to three months to complete. Ibrahim calls for flour millers to import the grain themselves and set quotas for each mill, as the country needs over four million tonnes of wheat. Meanwhile, the Balochistan crop currently feeds the entire country, but the arrival of Sindh's new crop will only reach markets by the end of September and October. Afghan onions, which helped meet the supply-demand gap, have been suspended for months, and Iranian onions are of mediocre quality.",
  "summary": "• Flour millers raise prices by up to Rs275 per 50kg bag • Naan, sheermal and taftaan rates shoot up by Rs5-10 KARACHI: Ahead of the arrival of one million tonnes of imported wheat, a fresh surge in flour prices has further pushed up the rates of various varieties of roti by Rs5-10 per piece in the metropolis. Besides, consumers are facing another shock, paying Rs150-180 per kilogramme for…",
  "key_points": [
    "Flour prices in Karachi rise by up to Rs275 per 50kg bag",
    "Onion cost surges to Rs150-180 per kilogramme",
    "Karachi Wheat Importers Association worries about wheat supply"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Consumers in Karachi face increased financial strain as higher flour and onion prices drive up costs of various types of bread, with no immediate relief in sight.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Hike in flour, onion prices adds to consumers’ woes in Karachi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hike-in-flour-onion-prices-adds-to-consumers-woes-in-karachi-3652780",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:13:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}