AreaPakistan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date17/03/2022

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionApproved a wheat procurement target at 1.4 million tonnes in Sindh province, along with a cash credit limit (CCL) of PKR 77 billion (USD 431.7 million). The target for Baluchistan province was set at 100 000 tonnes along with a CCL of PKR 6.2 billion (USD 34.8 million). The wheat procurement target for Punjab province was approved at 4 million tonnes with a CCL of PKR 220 billion (USD 1.2 billion). Approved a procurement target of 200 000 tonnes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

NotesPress release March 17 , 2022 (PR No. 730)