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Seed movement ban can unleash another wheat crisis
Islamabad: Despite announcing new wheat procurement price of Rs 950 per 40 kg to encourage growers, Pakistan may be moving towards another wheat crisis due to scarcity of water and a ban by government of Punjab on seed movement, Pakistan Economy Watch warned on Tuesday. Government may miss target by one million tonnes Government is already [...]
Continue reading...More steps needed to encourage cultivators of wheat
Friday, October 3, 2008
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...Flour crisis in NWFP deepens
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 [...]
Continue reading...Kharif crop set to hit major industrial sectors of country
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said that kharif crop will hit major industrial sectors of Pakistan. Hike in price of diesel will discourage use of eighty per cent tube wells. Government should take steps to check artificial price hike before announcing domestic wheat procurement price. India returning favours by conspiring against Pakistan Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President, [...]
Continue reading...Government lifts ban on inter-provincial movement of wheat
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The government has lifted the ban on inter-provincial movement of wheat flour. The decision was taken at Economic Coordination Committee meeting held here on Tuesday with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair. The meeting also directed the Interior Ministry to take steps to stop hoarding of wheat and wheat flour. Earlier [...]
Continue reading...Wheat import exempted from custom duty
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has exempted 10% customs duty on import of wheat by issuing SRO 478 dated 24-05-2008 amending SRO 567 (1)/2006 dated 05-06-2006. This measure has been taken to ensure availability of wheat and flour in the country to the people in abundance and at reasonable price.-SANA Popularity: 10% [?]
Continue reading...Wheat strategic stocks, no negotiations with terrorists in FATA
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Govt to maintain strategic stocks of wheat, rice; army has not been withdrawn from FATA and it has been redeployed to ensure security of peaceful citizens The Federal Cabinet has decided to allow the private sector to import wheat and removed ten percent import duty on the commodity to ensure its abundant availability in the country. [...]
Continue reading...Wheat issue
Monday, May 19, 2008
Police recover huge cache of smuggled wheat, flour CHAKWAL: Police have recovered huge cache of wheat and flour that was to be smuggled to NWFP near Bulkasar interchange on motorway Monday. Police intercepted two trucks on Motorway, one truck bearing registration number TLH-984 was loaded with 484 bags of flour. Ahmed Hussain driver of the truck [...]
Continue reading...Food crisis in Pakistan
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The world’s financial experts have placed Pakistan on a list of 36 countries that face a serious food crisis, warning that if the situation worsens people may raid storage facilities for food. Like rest of the world Pakistan is also facing food crisis, and it has two sides; one is unavailability of edibles and second [...]
Continue reading...Govt. warns hoarders of wheat confiscation
Saturday, May 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The government has warned the wheat hoarders to offer their wheat by Monday (May 19) to the public sector procurement agencies; otherwise their stocks will be confiscated. A detailed briefing on current wheat situation was given to the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock(MINFAL) Mr. Nazar Muhammad Gondal by the Ministry of Food, [...]
Continue reading...PM orders to import additional 2.5 million tons wheat
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to import additional 2.5 million tons of wheat, including the 1.5 million tons already approved by the ECC, in addition to procurements from the local market in order to build strategic reserves for meeting country’s future requirements. The Prime Minister [...]
Continue reading...PM orders import of 2.5 million tons wheat
Monday, May 12, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday directed Ministry of Food and Agriculture to import additional 2.5 million tons of wheat, including the 1.5 million tons already approved by the Economic Coordination Committee. Chairing a meeting to review food situation in the country, the Prime Minister said the imported wheat would be in addition [...]
Continue reading...Sixty-six % face difficulty in getting flour: Gallup
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Sixty-six percent (66%) of a National Sample of respondents from the rural and urban areas of all four provinces say they have lately faced difficulties in obtaining aata (flour) for their daily food consumption. Says a survey report issued by Gallup Pakistan Tuesday. According to the report, the remaining 34% said they did not [...]
Continue reading...Khosa orders controlled prices of flour, wheat
Sunday, April 27, 2008
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa has ordered the administration to check the availability of wheat and flour on controlled prices in the province. Chief Minister presided over a meeting of assembly members from Kasur and reviewed law and order, prices of essential items and supply and availability situation of flour and [...]
Continue reading...Sindh to check smuggling of wheat: CM
Thursday, April 24, 2008
LARKANA: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah said here Thursday that smuggling of wheat would be strictly checked. He was talking to the journalist at Shaheed Benazair Bhutto House Naudero Thursday afternoon. The Chief Minister informed that Atta price and wheat smuggling was discussed in a high level meeting at Islamabad Thursday attended by [...]
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