AreaPakistan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date19/03/2020

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionImplemented 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.