Local wheat stocks beefed up to 5.750 million metric tons

Daily Times
May 24, 2021
Islamabad: After harvesting a historic high wheat crop, the strategic grains reserves of the country further rose and crossed 5.75 million tons mark, besides the procurement drive for the current season also entered into its final stage across the crop producing areas in the country.
The increase in strategic reserves was mainly attributed with bumper wheat production, which was estimated to cross 27.01 million tons mark, against the set target of 27 million tons for crop season 2020-21, said Food Security Commissioner from the Ministry of National Food Security and Research Dr.Imtiaz Ali Gopang.
He said that carry forward stock of wheat was registered at 500,000 metric tons. Besides the procurement of over 5.250 million tons during the current grain procurement campaign across the crop producing areas in the country.

Related Keywords

Balochistan , Pakistan , Islamabad , , Ministry Of National Food Security , Research Dr Imtiaz Ali Gopang , Service Corporation , Food Security Commissioner , National Food Security , Research Dr Imtiaz Ali , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Balochistan Province , Pakistan Agriculture Storage , பலூசிஸ்தான் , பாக்கிஸ்தான் , இஸ்லாமாபாத் , அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் தேசிய உணவு பாதுகாப்பு , ஆராய்ச்சி டாக்டர் இமியஸ் அலி கோபங் , சேவை நிறுவனம் , உணவு பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் , தேசிய உணவு பாதுகாப்பு , ஆராய்ச்சி டாக்டர் இமியஸ் அலி , கைபர் பக்துங்க்வ , பலூசிஸ்தான் மாகாணம் ,