Wheat Purchase: Food depts close to meeting target
The wheat procurement target was set at 6.57 million tons to meet domestic requirements
ISLAMABAD:
Provincial food departments and the grain procurement agency have so far purchased about 6.34 million tons of wheat for 2011-12 season. An official of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture said on Wednesday that the wheat procurement target was set at 6.57 million tons to meet domestic requirements and keep strategic food reserves.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.
Provincial food departments and the grain procurement agency have so far purchased about 6.34 million tons of wheat for 2011-12 season. An official of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture said on Wednesday that the wheat procurement target was set at 6.57 million tons to meet domestic requirements and keep strategic food reserves.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.