Observer Report Lahore
Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Sunday called for fixing a uniform prices for purchasing wheat by the federal and provincial governments to avoid confusion among wheat growers.
Talking to the media here, PBF Vice President Ahmad Jawad cited that the federal government fixed wheat procurement price at Rs1,650 per 40kg, Punjab at Rs 1,800 and Sindh at Rs 2,000.
To avoid a crises-like situation that struck the market last year, he said and added that growers wanted the government to chalk out a comprehensive plan for wheat procurement.
He said, the government should also provide bags to farmers timely to avoid crisis as the harvest.—APP
