An upcoming food shock? Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:37am The May inflation print should have been comforting, at least at first glance. Headline CPI rose by 11.7 percent...
Prices of vegetables, wheat flour, chicken show declining trend Published 19 Apr, 2026 02:29am ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items—particularly vegetables, wheat flour, and chicken—have shown a...
Prices of essential kitchen items show rising trend Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am ISLAMABAD: The prices of the essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during this week past...
15,000 metric tons of wheat released to mills: DG Published 09 Jan, 2026 07:47am LAHORE: Dispelling the impression of any disruption in the supply of flour across Punjab, Director General Food...
Jordan issues tender to buy up to 120,000 metric tons wheat, traders say Published 03 Dec, 2025 01:14pm The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is December 9
Wage recovery is nowhere in sight Updated 03 Dec, 2025 08:33am The latest round of price and wage trackers reinforces a familiar imbalance in the early months of FY26. Not all...
Punjab distributes 811,000 flour bags to stabilize market Published 27 Sep, 2025 06:42am LAHORE: In a determined push to ensure the uninterrupted supply of essential commodities and rein in profiteering...
837,964 flour bags supplied to open market Published 19 Sep, 2025 06:25am LAHORE: The Price Control & Commodities Department Punjab supplied 837,964 flour bags to the open markets across...
Wheat flour rate hike: PDP demands a robust price control mechanism Published 08 Sep, 2025 05:59am KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor has said the price control mechanism in the whole...
Wheat flour, bread: CM Maryam directs authorities to maintain prices Updated 05 Sep, 2025 08:52am LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting to take strict measures to maintain...
Wheat stock to be shifted to Toba Tek Singh Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am LAHORE: District food controllers from across the Punjab province converged on Thursday to review the overall...
Pakistan faces grim prospect of wheat flour crisis? Updated 29 Aug, 2025 04:22pm National wheat stocks stand at 33.47 million tons
Chicago wheat lower on harvest pressure; soybeans firm Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat slid for a second session on Tuesday, with prices close to a one-week low on pressure from...
Wheat and corn slip again on supply pressure, soybeans steady Published 10 Jun, 2025 05:43pm PARIS/SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat and corn futures fell for a second session on Tuesday, with corn setting a new 2025...
Substandard packaging: PPWSMA calls on govt to curb Atta wastage Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polypropylene Woven Sack Manufacturers Association (PPWSMA) has appealed to the Minister for...
Wheat flour fortification: SFA, WFP ink MoU Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am KARACHI: Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a Memorandum of...
Weekly SPI inflation down 0.62pc Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended August 29, 2024, decreased by 0.62 per...
Flour mills go on countrywide strike Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:28am Overall, 2,000 flour including 250 mills of Sindh completely shut their operations
Govt announces to introduce fortified flour across Punjab Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:58am LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced the introduction of fortified flour across the province. The use of...
Commodity traders seek permission to export surplus wheat Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:27am KARACHI: Pakistan can earn a foreign exchange of over $300 million through the export of one million tons of surplus...
President underscores need for ‘reasonable’ price of wheat Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for providing a reasonable wheat price, making timely ...
Reducing public sector footprint in cash crops Published 24 May, 2024 05:48am EDITORIAL: Wheat procurement, or the lack thereof, has recently become a significant political and economic issue,...
Wheat & flour: Food Dept checks quality at 561 locations in Punjab Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am LAHORE: Teams of the provincial food department on Friday conducted a major crackdown on the flour mills across the...
Power and wheat flour: ECC approves Rs23bn TSG for AJK govt Updated 16 May, 2024 09:03am ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs23 billion technical...
Weekly inflation soars 43.79pc YoY Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 43.79 percent year-on-year basis due to an ...
EU 2023/24 soft wheat exports down Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am PARIS: Soft wheat exports from the European Union since the start of the 2023/24 season in July had reached 9.33...
Russian wheat export prices little changed last week Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices were practically unchanged last week amid weakening global markets, and supply...
EU wheat eases further as market awaits US crop report Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am PARIS: European wheat futures extended a fall on Friday to a new low for the week as export competition from Black...
French wheat harvest 58pc complete Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am PARIS: The soft wheat harvest ran slightly ahead of average by July 17 and winter barley cuttings were virtually...
Wheat import: doors not closed yet Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am Pakistan is the 7th largest wheat producer in the world but, with respect to yield the country stands at 37th rank....