Lahore, August 11, 2025, 03:47 PM PKT — The Punjab government has intensely reviewed its Wheat Policy for 2026, tackling declining wheat production, sector deregulation, and delays in market-stabilization efforts, as official data reveals a 4.52% drop to 28.44 million metric tons (MMT) nationally in 2024-25, sown on 22.52 million acres (down 6%), with Punjab contributing 22.05 MMT from 16.25 million acres, per The Express Tribune. Total wheat availability hit 33.52 MMT, just shy of the 33.58 MMT requirement, amid a shift away from a minimum support price (MSP) and public-sector procurement in 2024-25.
Instead, the government launched a multi-year Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR) system and a Rs100 billion financing facility for flour millers and grain license-holders, aiming to boost financial inclusion for farmers, but both initiatives faltered. The financing facility stalled in 2025-26, and the EWR system, launched late, saw only 11 applicants store 1,588.56 metric tons. Senior officials admitted these delays crippled effectiveness, forcing smallholder farmers into distress sales amid market volatility and rising input costs, disrupting grain flow management.
The session flagged structural challenges, proposing better coordination between provincial and federal agencies for crop forecasting, market intelligence, and early intervention, plus digital platforms to link farmers, warehouse operators, and financiers for price transparency and anti-hoarding measures. The Price Control & Commodities Management Department plans to outsource 947 vacant godowns (0.976 MMT capacity) to private operators under the Collateral Management Companies (CMC) regime, distribute Rs6 billion in 2023-24 wheat as subsidies, and strategize for 0.89 MMT in government stocks. Web context on agricultural reforms shows past inefficiencies, while posts found on X reflect concern—some urge support, others doubt execution. Critically, the narrative of “market stabilization” may mask policy gaps—web data hints at chronic delays, and X sentiment suggests distrust in timely reform, pointing to persistent hurdles.
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