Country will have to import wheat if farmers are suffering: Shahid Khaqan
- 17-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi emphasized the crucial role of farmers in the national economy, warning that overlooking their well-being would have far-reaching consequences Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Awam Pakistan Party’s head said that the farmers expenses increasing while the wheat price is going down. “The farmer has been sacrificed for […]
Wheat farmers warn march on Islamabad if demands not met
- 16-Apr-2025
LAHORE: Farmers in Lahore has warned of marching towards Islamabad if the government did not fix wheat prices at Rs 4000/ maund, ARY News reported. As per details, the farmers staged protest in Lahore as the government failed to fix the wheat prices. Chairman Kisan Ittehad Khalid Hussain Baath demanded the government to fix the […]
Karachi wholesalers demand cut in flour retail price
- 20-Apr-2024
KARACHI: Wholesale Grocers Association Chairman Abdul Rauf Ibrahim has demanded a cut in the retail price of flour in the city, ARY News reported. Ibrahim said that the retailers were selling flour at higher prices as the Karachi Commissioner had not yet notified new prices amid a cut in the wheat price. According to him, […]
Punjab faces soaring prices of flour as wheat costs surge
- 04-Jul-2023
LAHORE: As the prices of essential commodities, including flour and rice, persistently rise, the recent surge in wheat prices has led to a rise in the cost of a 40kg bag of flour across Punjab, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to the details, the price of wheat in Punjab is steadily increasing and the […]
Sindh fixes wheat price at Rs 100 per KG
- 09-Feb-2023
KARACHI: The Sindh government will procure wheat from farmers at 100 rupees per kilogram as the price of 100 KG bag has been fixed 10,000 rupees, ARY News reported on Thursday. Provincial food department has notified the price after approval granted by the cabinet. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah earlier presiding over a session of […]
Wheat price falls in Punjab
- 11-Jan-2023
Wheat prices in Punjab’s open market decreased by Rs1,200 per maund, after the increase in wheat quota and import, ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to market dealers, the per maund wheat price dropped to Rs4,000 from Rs5,200. Following the reduction of Rs1,200 per maund, the per kg wheat price in the open market has […]
Govt reverses wheat support price summary after PPP protest, say Naveed Qamar
- 31-Oct-2022
The federal cabinet on Monday returned the minimum wheat support price summary of Rs3000/40 kg after the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) protested over the low price, says Naveed Qamar, ARY News reported. According to details, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday morning, approved the minimum support price of wheat at Rs3,000/40 kg for 2022-23. […]
Wheat prices tumble in world market after Russia Ukraine deal
- 23-Jul-2022
Following a deal between Ukraine and Russia on Friday, the wheat prices have tumbled to levels last seen before Russia’s invasion. Ukraine and Russia signed landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations. In Chicago, the price of wheat for delivery in September […]
ECC approves minimum support price of wheat, subsidy on Kharif crop
- 18-Mar-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the revision of the minimum support price of wheat crops from 1950 to 2,200 per 40 kilograms. The ECC met in Islamabad today with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in the chair. It approved the wheat procurement target for Punjab to the tune of 4.00 MMT with a […]
Sindh Cabinet fixes Rs 2200 per maund wheat support price
- 02-Feb-2022
KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet in a session on Wednesday decided to fix the support price of wheat in the province at Rs2200 per maund, ARY News reported. A session of the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, approved procurement of 1.4 million metric tonnes of wheat and allocated Rs. 4450 million funds for […]