PEW lauds govt decision to enhance wheat purchase price More steps needed to encourage cultivators Controlling prices before new crop is responsibility of govt All other input prices for farmers remain same Fertilizer subsidy should be abolished to support poor, off-colour textile sector Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has lauded the government’s decision to raise wheat procurement prices and said that [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 19, 2008
PESHAWAR: Peshawar is going through flour shortage as Punjab hasn’t resumed the flour supply to NWFP. Meanwhile, more than 50 percent flour shops have been closed down because of ongoing flour crisis in the province. Despite assurance of Punjab government to lift the ban, supply was not resumed, resulting in higher prices and shortage of [...]
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LAHORE: Punjab government slashed the flourmills’ daily wheat supply quota by 25 percent here on Monday. The revelation was made by the flourmill owners while talking to a private television channel that the Punjab flourmills’ daily wheat supply quota had been cut down to 13500 tons from 18000 tons mainly due to scarce wheat stocks [...]
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