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Pakistan Wheat and Food Prices

Wheat is Pakistan’s main staple and the largest single input into the price of a loaf. The government sets an annual support price, provincial authorities release stocks, and the federal government decides what to import and what to hold as a strategic reserve. This hub follows that chain — the policy decisions, the stock and import arithmetic, and the effect on flour and food inflation.

10 reportsLatest 27 October 2026
A golden wheat field with a narrow dirt track running through the standing crop toward low village buildings and a line of trees.

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27 October 2026
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Pakistan sets wheat at Rs4,500 a maund in first national wheat policy in decades

The government has fixed wheat at Rs4,500 a maund after consulting the provinces, and says it will hold strategic reserves of up to six million tonnes.

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A crowd gathers at an outdoor food distribution point, with sacks of supplies and staff behind a counter.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan's hunger score worsens to 25.5 in 2026 Global Hunger Index

Pakistan ranked 106th of 122 countries in the 2026 Global Hunger Index, its score rising to 25.5 from 24.0 in 2018 as food inflation and climate shocks deepened food insecurity.

A wide view of a ripening wheat field in Punjab, with golden wheat heads filling the frame against a pale sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Punjab approves Rs10bn flour subsidy as wheat and flour prices climb

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved a Rs10 billion subsidy and raised the subsidised wheat quota as wheat and flour prices climbed across Pakistan.

A field of wheat in Punjab, Pakistan, with dense rows of ripening crop stretching towards the horizon under a daytime sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan starts Rabi season with 25% water shortage after dry monsoon

Pakistan entered the Rabi season on 1 October with reservoir storage below 9.5 million acre feet and a projected 25% water shortage after monsoon rainfall ran 19.3% short.

A field of wheat with green and ripening ears stretching towards low hills.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Farmers warn of three-million-tonne wheat shortfall, seek Rs4,702 support price

Pakistan Kissan Ittehad warned of a potential three-million-tonne wheat shortfall and a $1.2 billion import bill, urging the government to restore the support price.

A wheat field in Punjab, Pakistan, shown as a contextual image of the country's wheat crop.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan ECC approves urgent import of one million tonnes of wheat

Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee approved the urgent import of one million tonnes of wheat as market prices climbed past Rs150 per kilogram.

Workers loading sacks of wheat flour onto a truck at a depot.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan to import 1 million tons of wheat as flour prices climb

Pakistan will import one million tons of wheat and release government stockpiles to provinces after a supply shortfall pushed up wheat and flour prices.

A ripening wheat field in Punjab, Pakistan, stretching toward a clear horizon.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Wheat Board warns of 3.5m-tonne shortfall, urges imports

Stakeholders told a Wheat Board meeting that Pakistan faces a shortfall of more than 3.5 million tonnes and needs to import at least 2 million tonnes of wheat.

A ripening wheat field stretching to the horizon under a clear sky in Punjab, Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz orders National Agriculture Policy and monthly Apex Forum

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed early formulation of a National Agriculture Policy with provincial input and a monthly forum to monitor farm reforms.

A golden wheat field in Punjab, Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Farmers stage countrywide protests over wheat support price

Farmers held coordinated protests in more than 100 cities across Pakistan on 17 April 2026, demanding a wheat support price of Rs4,000 per maund.