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October 21, 2025

News Desk

The wheat market sends a positive message to farmers

LAHORE: Welcoming the government’s latest agricultural initiative, the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) lauded the prime minister’s decision to procure wheat in the coming growing season, calling the timely move a crucial financial relief to farmers and a much-needed boost to the agriculture sector. Speaking to the media, PBF chief organizer Ahmad Jawad said that under the recently announced Wheat Procurement Policy 2025-26, the federal and provincial governments plan to purchase 6.2 million tonnes of wheat. He stressed that the policy will directly benefit farmers, especially in light of the severe economic setbacks caused by the recent floods, which caused more

May 19, 2025

News Desk

System of Hall and Distribution of Wheat

Listen to the article Lahore: Support price a lot helps the agricultural community. In the presence of a surplus of wheat, prices usually decrease. For example, the stock of wheat became a surplus in 2024, as the government bought a smaller amount of farmers. As a result, the price of wheat began to decline despite the announced support price of RS3,900 per 40 kg. Since the stock of wheat remained in a surplus in 2024, the price continued to decline gradually. Many farmers possessed their stocks of wheat pending that prices would recover. However, this did not happen. Prices were

February 27, 2025

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Growing wheat can fall below 28m tons

Listen to the article Islamabad: The Treasury said on Thursday that wheat production can be reduced by 11% to below 28 million metric tonnes this year due to dry weather, but inflation will remain stable around 3% in February. In its monthly financial prospects, the Treasury said the upward trend in exports, imports and foreign remittances would continue in February, indicating current transactions deficit for the second consecutive month. The report said that favorable weather played a decisive role in achieving production goals. According to the weather prospects of the Pakistan meteorological section, relatively dry conditions can cause water stress

January 23, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

How Climate Change Affects Global Food Security

Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security. Rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, and increasing frequency of extreme events disrupt agricultural productivity. Crops like wheat, rice, and maize are particularly vulnerable, leading to reduced yields and higher food prices. In addition, climate change exacerbates water scarcity and soil degradation, further hindering food production. Livestock farming is also affected, with heat stress and changing pasture conditions impacting animal health and productivity. To address these challenges, sustainable farming practices, such as crop diversification, conservation agriculture, and efficient water management, are essential. Governments and international organizations must also invest in research

September 12, 2024

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Deregulation of Sugar, Wheat Markets: FPCCI

LAHORE: The Standing Committee on Agriculture of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has recommended that the government deregulate the sugar and wheat markets, advocating a free trade approach. This will enable price messages to reach stakeholders, encouraging investment, increasing competitiveness and reducing distortions in local supply. FPCCI Agriculture Committee Chairman Ahmad Jawad highlighted the government’s possible plan to scrap sugarcane indicative prices as part of a broader effort to deregulate the sugar sector. Jawad noted that since only Punjab and Sindh currently impose price caps, deregulation may push sugar sales to other provinces where prices

August 24, 2024

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Balochistan is fighting the missing wheat

QUETTA: In a major crackdown on corruption, Zhob police arrested an assistant food inspector of the Balochistan Food Department after more than 4,000 bags of wheat were found missing in the area. The accused, identified as Zafar Khan, was taken into custody and taken to Zhob police station, where a case was registered against him. The arrest comes as part of a wider investigation into the disappearance of the wheat bags, with other suspects also arrested in connection with the scandal. The District Police Officer (DPO) of Zhob, Syed Saboor Agha, personally supervised the operation, ensuring that those responsible for

June 24, 2024

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UK govt unveils Rs 1.4 trillion budget for 2024-25 with wheat subsidy

View archive of a session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. — Radio Pakistan/Archive GIlGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Monday presented a budget worth Rs 1.402 trillion for the upcoming financial year 2024-25. Presenting the budget in the provincial assembly, UK Finance Minister Engineer Ismail said an amount of Rs 86.6 billion has been allocated for non-development expenditure and Rs 34.5 billion for development projects. “The development budget includes Rs 20 billion for the annual development program and Rs 13.5 billion for the federal government’s projects,” he said. The minister said that to provide relief to the people of the United Kingdom,

June 17, 2024

News Desk

Financial globalization and wheat prices

LAHORE: Small and medium farmers are facing a difficult economic situation in the last one year. Earlier they faced lower corn prices and could not get the desired price. They then faced lower prices of wheat in the domestic market, though the government fixed the price at Rs 3,900 per 40 kg. However, the government has not been able to procure the desired quantity from the farmers since it has imported a reasonable quantity from October 2023 and has no ability to hold surplus wheat. In the context of financial globalization, there is a correlation between international commodity prices and

June 3, 2024

News Desk

Navigating Compliance in Wheat Imports

Islamabad: Imports of wheat, along with other agricultural products, fall under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulation. The SPS Agreement, an international treaty under the World Trade Organization (WTO), expressly recognizes the authority of governments to protect human, animal and plant health based on scientific principles. These measures mainly focus on quarantine and biosecurity protocols to protect human, animal and plant life from the risks associated with pests, diseases, additives, toxins and contaminants in food and feed. Consequently, ensuring compliance with SPS regulations becomes a critical aspect of recent wheat imports, requiring the cooperation of both importing and exporting countries

May 13, 2024

News Desk

Profit from the wheat conundrum

LAHORE: Print, online and social media are abuzz with the handling of surplus wheat in Punjab province. The soil of Punjab produces about 75% of the total wheat production in the country. The government has fixed the support price at Rs 3,900 per 40 kg for this year. It has a designated company called Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco), which buys wheat from farmers, stores it and releases the desired quantity as and when required by a deficit province. In order to ensure food security, the government imports wheat and stores it as a safety stock. The purpose

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