🍬 Punjab Sugar Mills Release Latest Production Update (Up to 15 December)
The Punjab Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has reported robust crushing activity and stable stock availability, indicating a strong start to the crushing season across Punjab.
📊 Production Snapshot
- 🌾 Sugarcane Crushed: 8.44 million MT
- 🍚 Sugar Produced: 721,053 MT
- 📦 Carry-Forward Stock: 112,116 MT
- 📈 Total Available Sugar: 833,169 MT
👉 Reflects healthy production levels supported by strong cane supply
💰 Sales & Inventory Position
- 🛒 Sugar Sold: 385,238 MT
- 🏭 Remaining Stock: 447,931 MT
- 📉 Sales-to-Production Ratio: 46.24%
👉 Indicates moderate market offtake, with nearly half of production still in inventory.
🏆 Top Performing Divisions
- 🥇 Bahawalpur Division
- Crushing: 2.95 million MT
- Production: 257,755 MT
- 🥈 Faisalabad Division
- Crushing: 2.68 million MT
- Production: 217,469 MT
👉 Southern Punjab continues to dominate cane crushing and sugar output
🏭 Leading Sugar Mills
- ⭐ JDW Unit 1 (Rahim Yar Khan) – 56,725 MT
- 🔥 Ramzan Sugar Mills – 46,360 MT
- 🥉 JDW Unit 2 – Among top producers
📈 Recovery Rate
- ⚙️ Average Sugar Recovery: 9.13%
👉 Indicates efficient extraction levels, supporting higher output.
🛢️ Edible Oil Market Update – Karachi Stocks Rise (15 Dec 2025)
Pakistan’s edible oil stocks at major ports show comfortable supply levels, supported by steady import arrivals.
📊 Total Stock Position
- 🛢️ Total Edible & Non-Edible Oil: 437,150 MT
👉 Market remains well-supplied in the short term
🥥 Product-Wise Breakdown
- 🌴 Palm Oil: 171,250 MT
- 🍃 Palm Olein: 247,850 MT (largest share)
- 🌱 Soybean Oil: 2,000 MT
- 🌻 Sunflower Oil: 250 MT
- 🧈 Palm Stearin: 15,800 MT
👉 Palm products dominate overall inventory composition
📍 Port-Wise Distribution
- ⚓ Port Qasim: 434,400 MT
- ⚓ Karachi Port: 2,750 MT
👉 Majority stocks concentrated at Port Qasim, highlighting its role as the primary edible oil handling hub.
⚖️ Market Insight
🍬 Sugar Sector:
- Strong production + moderate sales = comfortable stock position
- No immediate shortage concerns
🛢️ Edible Oil:
- High palm olein stocks = supply comfort
- Import flow remains steady
🔮 Outlook
- 🍬 Sugar: Likely to remain stable unless demand accelerates
- 🛢️ Edible Oil: Prices may stay range-bound under ample supply
💡 Conclusion
Pakistan’s food commodity landscape currently reflects strong supply conditions in both sugar and edible oil, with inventories building up due to steady production and imports, while demand remains moderate.
The Agri-Crop editorial team comprises commodity market analysts, rice trade specialists, and agriculture industry professionals based in Pakistan. We track daily price movements, export data, and policy developments across Pakistan’s key agricultural sectors.
