Summary PMD has warned about a spell of rains during the harvest which may cause delay in the process
MULTAN (Dunya News) – The target purchase of wheat in the division for 2015 on Thursday has been set at more than 2.2 lac ton. The procurement of wheat will start on April 25.
The Punjab government has announced the policy for wheat procurement for the year 2015. Punjab aims at purchasing at least 40 lac ton while the Multan division’s target is more than 2.2 lac.
The Food Department has set up as many as 16 centres for the purchase of wheat. The famers may contact Food Department in case of any complaint or inconvenience. In the ongoing year, the price of the imported wheat is set at at least Rs 1,300 per 40 kilogram (Kg) bag.
In must be mentioned here that the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned about a spell of rains during the harvest which may cause delay in the process.
