species of Pakistani rice also witnessed varying growing price hikes over 1428 H., according to the report. The Ministry said sugar average prices were stable over the year, slightly decreasing by 0.9 percent by the end of the year compared to its beginning. The diversity of dried milk and sources of importation were behind variations of its price all over the year, the report said, adding that Nedo milk price, for instance, increased by 35 %, Klim by 16.2 % and Kost by 17.2 %. compared to last year. Vegetable oil prices witnessed an average increase of 12 percent due to the increase of importation cost of refined oil in international markets, said the report. Poultry meat also inflicted increasing prices averaging to 9.5 percent as a result of some exporting countries reduction of their subsidies for exporters or decrease of poultry fodder. --More
