21 May
Dawn Editorial
Thursday, 21 May, 2009
In a positive move, the Economic Coordination Committee has rejected the food ministry’s request to allow the export of wheat. For its part, the food ministry has argued that initial surveys have indicated a bumper wheat crop this year and that given the lack of storage facilities in the country [...]
21 May
By Ahmad Fraz Khan (Dawn) May 21, 2009
LAHORE, May 20: As Punjab food department’s procurement drive enters its last leg, the department “strictly restricts” itself to farmers and wheat arrival takes a nosedive due to the restriction.
The wheat arrival had dropped to 70,000 ton on Tuesday, which might have gone down to 50,000 ton [...]
21 May
By Dawn.com May 21, 2009
GUJRANWALA, May 20: Wheat growers on Wednesday held a demonstration and blocked GT Road at Kot Khizri Dhaunkal in Wazirabad by parking their wheat-laden tractortrolleys to protest against food department officials for not purchasing wheat in private bags despite a clear-cut directive of the Punjab government.
Reports said that growers brought their [...]
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