UPDATE 1-Iraq issues 50,000 T hard wheat tender -officials 
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AMMAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Iraq's state grain board has issued a new tender to buy at least 50,000 tonnes of hard wheat of any origin, officials said on Saturday. The bidding deadline was May 3...
Wheat target doubled all over Punjab
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SAHIWAL, May 7: The Punjab Food Department has doubled the wheat procurement target for the districts most of which are well short of even the previously set target. The Sahiwal food...
India may not import wheat, thanks to record output
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New Delhi (PTI): India on wednesday ruled out the need to import wheat this year, as it appears poised to surpass the 15 million tons procurement target. 'I am confident of procuring 16-17 million tons of wheat this year... As of now I...
Wheat seed free from shackles
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By Shafiq Butt SAHIWAL, April 27: The Federal Wheat Commissioner has directed the Punjab Food Department, Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Supply Corporation (Passco) and district administrations not to restrict procurement, inter-district movement...
Sanghar unlikely to meet wheat target
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By Our Correspondent SANGHAR, May 8: The district food department is unlikely to meet the wheat procurement target of 1,100,000 bags of 100kg this year, a survey by Dawn revealed. Wheat harvest is over in the district and the...
Plea against govts role in wheat prices
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By Our Reporter LAHORE, May 6: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought report and para-wise comments from federal and provincial agricultural ministries and the Punjab Home Department in two weeks in a petition against governments role in...
Curbs on wheat purchase will encourage hoarders: PASSCO
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Sunday, April 27, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supplies Corporation has said that restrictions on its wheat procurement drive will encourage hoarders, smugglers and profiteers. PASSCO, in a written...
Wheat procurement in Punjab touches 90 lakh tonne
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CHANDIGARH: Wheat procurement in Punjab has touched 90 lakh tonne mark, even as state's contribution towards national pool has reached 85.74 lakh tonne so far during the ongoing rabi...
Farmers slam ban on wheat movement
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Bureau Report HYDERABAD, April 23: The Sindh Abadgar Board has criticized the provincial government for imposing ban on inter-district movement of wheat and said that the decision is unwise and unjustified. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the...
