ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s efforts to carry out full deregulation of the sugar sector under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition have seen little progress, with key provincial legislation yet to move forward despite looming deadlines. Read More: Sugar mills push for deregulation to boost farmers’ profits Officials say the federal government had committed to removing all state intervention in […]
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Farmers threaten wheat reduction amid price disputes, millers call for market freedom
The wheat sector in Pakistan is facing a growing conflict as harvesting peaks in Punjab and Sindh. Farmers and millers have opposing views on government intervention in wheat pricing. The flour milling industry is pushing for deregulation, believing market forces should set the prices. The President of the Progressive Flour Millers Group, has called for […]