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PESHAWAR: Flour prices have sharply increased across the city, with a 20-kilogram bag now costing up to Rs300 more.
According to local flour dealers, the price of flour per kilogram has risen by Rs15 to Rs20. A 20kg bag of mixed flour is now being sold at Rs1,800, while fine flour has reached Rs1,900.
Dealers attributed the price hike to large-scale wheat hoarding, saying stockists have purchased bulk quantities directly from farmers and stored them, creating an artificial shortage in the market.