PTI govt issues wheat import permits to private sector

The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has so far issued 288 wheat import permits to private sector importers for ensuring adequate and timely imports of the commodity in order to keep smooth demand and supply of grains and flour across the country.

The import permits were issued in compliance with the decision of the the Department of Plant Protection issued the permits for the import of wheat in two phases, said Food Security Commissioner in the Ministry of National Food Security and Research Dr Imtiaz Ahmed Gopang.

Talking to APP on Monday, he said that for phase-I (out of 500,000 tons) the DPP has issued import permits to 122 importers of the private sector for a quantity of 499,500 tons of wheat. Meanwhile, for phase-II (out of one million tons) it has issued import permits to 166 importers of the private sector for the quantity of 514,346 tons, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 21^st, 2020.

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