Area
Pakistan
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
Wheat
Date
19/03/2020
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Government procurement
Description
Implemented restrictions on intra-district movement of wheat crop and a ban on private sector crop purchases until public sector targets are achieved. The wheat procurement target for Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) has been set at 1.8 million tonnes, while Punjab will procure 4.5 million tonnes, Sindh 1.4 million tonnes, Baluchistan 1 million tonnes, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 0.45 million tonnes.
