AreaPakistan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date31/01/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy Instrument Government market intervention

DescriptionApproved a programme to export 2 million tonnes of wheat in the current financial year, with 1.5 million tonnes coming from the state of Punjab and 500 000 tonnes from the state of Sindh. The state incentive programme aims to export bumper harvest of 2017.