Zarai Khabrain Aaj: Tamatar 54% Mehnga, DAP Ke Jahaz Port Par Phanse Aur Ganna Kashtkaron Ka 10 Din Ka Alteemetum
Monday, 9 November 2026 | 26 Katak 2083 BK | By Zarat Ghar Desk
Tomato prices jumped 54% in a single week, ships carrying imported DAP are stuck at Karachi Port in the middle of wheat sowing, and Sindh growers have given the government 10 days to fix the sugarcane price. Cotton arrivals are up on last year but phutti prices remain under pressure, while maize rates eased in most Punjab mandis. Here is today’s agriculture news round-up.
| Aaj Ki Khaas Baatein • PBS SPI +0.29% in the week ended 5 Nov; tomatoes +54% to about Rs 194 per kg. • DAP vessels waiting at Karachi Port; experts warn late phosphate could cut wheat yields by 20–25%. • Punjab wheat target: 16.5 million acres and 22.5 million tonnes; finish sowing by 20 November. • Sindh growers demand Rs 650 per 40kg for sugarcane and Rs 4,500 for wheat, with a 10-day deadline. • Cotton arrivals 4.74 million bales (+6.9%); KCA spot unchanged at Rs 17,800; phutti Rs 7,000 – 9,600. • AMIS (9 Nov): maize eased to Rs 2,850 in Multan and Rs 3,200 in Rawalpindi; Punjab average about Rs 2,777. |
Mehngai Report: Tamatar Ek Hafte Mein 54% Mehnga
The weekly Sensitive Price Indicator rose 0.29% in the week ended 5 November 2026 and is 12.31% higher than a year ago. The biggest jump was in tomatoes, up 54.18% in one week to about Rs 194 per kg, now 79% dearer than last year. Potatoes (+2.07%) and garlic (+1.06%) also rose, while onions, sugar, flour and gram pulse became slightly cheaper and petrol fell 4.2%.
| Item (PBS national average) | 5 Nov 2026 | Change in week |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato (1kg) | Rs 193.81 | +54.18% |
| Onion (1kg) | Rs 188.18 | -0.82% |
| Potato (1kg) | Rs 52.15 | +2.07% |
| Garlic (1kg) | Rs 408.31 | +1.06% |
| Atta 20kg bag | Rs 2,941 | -0.34% |
| Sugar (1kg) | Rs 140.55 | -0.40% |
| Gram pulse (1kg) | Rs 300.49 | -1.08% |
In Lahore, the official rate list for 7 November puts Grade A tomatoes at Rs 195 – 205 per kg, onions at Rs 185 – 195 and potatoes at Rs 50 – 55 per kg. Writing in Dawn, Urban Unit analyst Ahmad Bilal says these swings come from a boom-bust “cobweb” cycle, in which farmers plant according to last season’s prices, and suggests a survey of planting intentions for potato, onion, tomato and chilli.
DAP Ki Kami: Jahaz Karachi Port Par Phanse
Ships carrying imported DAP fertilizer are waiting at Karachi Port, both at berths and at the outer anchorage, because of customs delays and congestion at bulk terminals, Business Recorder reported on 6 November. Dealers in parts of Punjab and Sindh are rationing stock and selling above the official rate. Experts warn that a two-to-three-week delay in applying phosphate during the October–November sowing window could cut wheat output by 20 to 25%. Farm representatives have asked the maritime and food security ministries for priority berths and faster clearance for fertilizer vessels. See the latest DAP price, urea price and fertilizer price.
Gandum Ki Bijai: 20 November Tak Mukammal Karein
The Punjab Agriculture Department has set a target of 22.5 million tonnes of wheat from 16.5 million acres this season and asked farmers in irrigated areas to complete sowing by 20 November. It recommends certified seed of high-yielding varieties such as Akbar-19 and Falak-24, a seed rate of 40–45 kg per acre (55–60 kg when sowing into standing cotton) and seed treatment against Karnal bunt and other diseases. Check today’s wheat price in Pakistan, wheat rate in Punjab and all mandi rates today.
Ganna: Sindh Ke Kashtkaron Ka Rs 650 Ka Mutalba
At a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Sindh Abadgar Ittehad president Nawab Zubair Talpur and Kisan Ittehad president Khalid Hussain Batth demanded a sugarcane price of Rs 650 per 40kg and a wheat price of Rs 4,500 per 40kg, and gave the government 10 days to announce prices and start crushing. They said mills should have started on 1 November, no cane price notification has been issued, and growers are still owed payments; otherwise they plan to march towards Islamabad. See the latest sugarcane price and sugar price.
Cotton: Arrivals 4.74 Million Bales, Spot Rate Rs 17,800
Cotton arrivals at ginning factories reached 4.743 million bales by 31 October, 6.88% more than last year, with Balochistan up 35%. But mills are buying more imported cotton because local quality is weak, so prices stay under pressure. The KCA spot rate was unchanged at Rs 17,800 per maund, and phutti traded at Rs 7,000 – 9,600 per 40kg in Sindh and Punjab. Separately, Dawn reports that farmers in coastal Thatta and Sujawal have already started sowing the next cotton crop on cleared rice fields, months ahead of the usual February–March start, because of mild temperatures. See the full cotton rate in Pakistan and US cotton price.
Makai Ke Rates Mein Kami
AMIS Punjab data for 9 November shows maize easing in several mandis as new-crop arrivals continue: Multan fell to Rs 2,850 per 40kg (from Rs 3,100) and Rawalpindi to Rs 3,200, while Okara is about Rs 3,176 and Sahiwal Rs 2,260. The Punjab average is now about Rs 2,777 per 40kg. See the full makai rate today.
Sources
- PBS – SPI for the week ended 5 November 2026
- District Lahore – Official vegetables rate list (7 Nov 2026)
- Dawn – Breaking boom-bust cycle of crops in Punjab (9 Nov 2026)
- Business Recorder – Rabi sowing season: DAP shortage threatens crop yields (6 Nov 2026)
- APP via Tez Khabar – Punjab sets 16.5m-acre wheat target (9 Nov 2026)
- Business Recorder – Farmers demand Rs650 per maund sugarcane price (5 Nov 2026)
- Business Recorder – Weekly cotton review (9 Nov 2026)
- Dawn – Climate change leads to early cotton sowing in Sindh (9 Nov 2026)
- AMIS Punjab maize rates via Kissan Cares (9 Nov 2026)
