Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring food self-sufficiency by protecting the interests of farmers and stabilizing the wheat market.
He was chairing the 8th Wheat Board meeting in Islamabad.
Rana Tanveer Hussain noted that the national availability of wheat stands at 33.47 million metric tons against a requirement of 33.58 MMT, leaving a marginal shortfall of only 0.11 MMT.
He emphasized that this gap is insignificant and assured that there is no alarming situation regarding wheat stocks in the country.
The Minister made it clear that, under the present circumstances, Pakistan will not import wheat, as existing reserves are adequate to meet national requirements.
He reiterated that abundant supplies of urea and other inputs are available for the upcoming season, ensuring that the sowing of Rabi crops will not face constraints. He also reassured that despite rising fertilizer prices in the international market, the government is strictly monitoring and controlling domestic fertilizer prices to keep the cost of production within farmers’ reach.
