Cooking Oil Prices Surge Amid Global Supply Chain Disruptions, Government Steps Up Monitoring

Kathmandu. The price of cooking oil has risen abnormally in the last month. Traders have increased the price by NPR 20 to NPR 50 per liter, citing the rising cost of raw materials in the international market due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Sunflower oil, which was available for NPR 250 to NPR 275 per liter towards the end of Magh, has crossed NPR 290 per liter by mid-Falgun.However, the state-owned Food Management and Trading Company Limited stated that it is currently selling oil slightly cheaper than the market price. On the company's website, soybean oil is available for...