Published 20 Mar,2021 via Dawn ISLAMABAD - As harvesting of wheat is set to begin in the coming weeks, the federal government on Friday fixed its minimum support price at Rs1,800 per 40kg and decided to keep the wheat flour price unchanged to provide relief to consumers.
Addressing a press conference, Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhr Imam said the revision of the minimum support price from Rs1,650 to Rs1,800 had been decided by Prime Minister Imran Khan at a meeting held to discuss issues related to wheat production, import and incentives to wheat growers.
The government also decided to import three million tonnes of wheat in the next one year to ensure there was no shortage of the commodity.
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