ISLAMABAD, Aug 06 (APP):Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday informed the Senate that P
akistan during last two years had imported 2.60MMT and 3.587 MMT wheat.
Responding to a question during a question hour session in the senate, he said in 2022-23, the Trading Corporation of P
akistan imported 2.60 MMT of wheat for PASSCO to maintain strategic reserve at the average cost of US$ 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 US$ 280/MT (CNF). Carry forward stocks as reported by the Provincial Food Departments was at 1.63 MMT in the country.
