Wheat Tender Delay Costs

KarachiA 20kg flour bag now costs Rs3,000.

Pakistan’s poorest households absorb the rise first, since flour is their largest food expense.

Announcing a million-tonne import without issuing the tender lets traders price in the shortfall before a ship is chartered.

Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have pledged imports, but no tender date is set.

Sources: Dawn