Roller flour mills and chakki owners in Sindh have reluctantly agreed to lift wheat from the food department’s godowns after the provincial government revised the issue price downward, officials and industry representatives said on Thursday. The food department has fixed the wheat issue price at Rs8,000 per 100kg bag, reducing it from the earlier rate […]
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Punjab extends wheat ban for poultry feed mills by 30 days
LAHORE – The Punjab government has extended the ban on using wheat in poultry feed across all feed mills for another 30 days, citing the need to secure sufficient wheat for human consumption. According to a notification issued by the Home Department, the decision was taken to maintain a steady supply of wheat, flour, and […]
Punjab govt, flour mills agree to control flour prices
The Punjab government and flour mill owners have reached an important agreement to control flour prices. After talks, mill owners agreed to supply limited amounts of flour to the market. This decision will allow about 800 flour mills across Punjab to reopen immediately. The mills will provide 10 and 20 kg bags of flour at […]
1,500 flour millers on strike
Owners of more than 1,500 flour mills across the country, including Faisalabad, went on strike for two days from Thursday in support of their demands. He clarified that if the demands are not met, all the flour mills will be closed indefinitely from June 30. In the budget for the financial year 2021, it has […]
PFMA call for protest, flour mills shut down across the country
KARACHI: Pakistan Flour Mill Association (PFMA) called on a protest against the imposition of taxes leading to a flour mill shutdown across the country on Thursday. The flour mill strike had resulted in the suspension of supplies of flour and its by-products. Around 80 large and small flour mills have closed due to the protest […]