Pakistan imported 6.2 MMT wheat in last two years: Tanveer Hussain

MG News | August 07, 2024 at 10:00 AM GMT+05:00

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August 07, 2024 (MLN): Pakistan imported 2.60 MMT and 3.587 MMT wheat during the last two years, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Tuesday, as APP reported.

Responding to a question during a question hour session in the senate, he said in 2022-23, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan imported 2.60 MMT of wheat for PASSCO to maintain strategic reserve at the average cost of $356/MT (CNF).

The minister said that the carry forward stock was reported at 1.84 MMT adding that in 2023-24 public as well as private sector were allowed to import wheat.

He said the private sector imported 3.587 MMT at the average cost of $280/MT (CNF).

Carry forward stocks as reported by the Provincial Food Departments was at 1.63 MMT in the country.

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