With overall inflation down and prices of other commodities stable, consumers are willing to pay more for sugar.
![A customer in Islamabad purchasing jalebi, a spiral-shaped South Asian dessert made of all-purpose flour and hot sugar syrup [Abid Hussain/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PXL_20250319_115055592-1742420371.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
With overall inflation down and prices of other commodities stable, consumers are willing to pay more for sugar.
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