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PRESENTED TO:MR. NAWAZ AHMED

WHEAT CONSUMPTION IN PAKISTAN

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

STORAGE CAPACITY OF WHEAT IN PAKISTAN

PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, DEMAND AND

SUPPLY OF WHEAT IN PAKISTAN

WHEAT TRADE IN PAKISTAN

PROBLEMS OF WHEAT INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Wheat industry is a third largest industry of Pakistan.

Among the wheat producing country, Pakistan stands at 10th

place in terms of area (8.5 million hectares) and 59th in terms

of yield (21.0 m ton) annually.

It occupies a supreme position in the food grains of Pakistan, it

covers 66% of the total area under food grains and contributes

74% of the total food grain production. Wheat alone

contributes 13.8% to the value added in agriculture and 3.4%

towards Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Pakistan.

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The province of Punjab grows the majority of Pakistani

wheat, producing 72 percent of the nation’s total supply.

The next largest wheat-producing province is Sindh,

which produces 17 percent of the total wheat supply.

Winter wheat planting begins around the first of

October and run through mid-December. Harvest begins

in April and is usually completed in mid-June.

STORAGE OF WHEAT IN PAKISTAN

The size of wheat crop is provisionally at 23.4 million tones,

11.7 per cent more than past year crop. The wheat storage

capacity is estimated to be only 7 million tones.

According to total wheat storage public sector is estimated

at 5.2 million tones, of this 1.3 million tones is with

Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation and

the remaining is with provincial agricultural departments.

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The wheat is mostly stored in jute bags and the

specifications differ by provinces in conformity with

weather conditions.

Around 232,772 tones of wheat stored in the open areas,

and 19,407 tones at Sukkur, 51,034 tones at Ghotki, 63,954

at Naishahroferoz and 37,615 tones in Benazirabad district.

PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS

PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF WHEAT IN

PAKISTAN

In 1999-00, the province Punjab produced 16.48 million tons of

wheat at per hectare average of 2,667 kg. The production

dropped to 15.41 million tons next year-2000-01. Average per

hectare yield was 2,465kg. There was 6.5 per cent reduction in

wheat production and eight per cent in average per hectare

yield.

The production dipped further in year 2001-02 to 14.59 million

tons with average going down to 2,392 kg per hectare.

Average per hectare yield decline was 10 and three per cent

compared to 1999-00 and 2000-01.

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In 2005-06, the production recovered a bit and hit 16.81 million tons at an average of 2659 kg per hectare- some eight kg less than what the province produced in year 1999-00.

Unfortunately our population is increasing year by year (2.5% per Annam) but the production of wheat is stagnant since 3 to 4 years.

HARVESTED AREA

TOTAL PRODUCTIONS

TOTAL SUPPLY

TOTAL DISTRIBUTION

TOTAL CONSUMPTION

WHEAT TRADE IN PAKISTAN

The imports of wheat were increased to almost 6 million

tons in the year 2005-2006 with a lower critic limit of 3.5

million tones.

In 2007 the imports were recorded as 1,700 million tons

after a shortfall of wheat while in 2008 it was more

decreased and recorded as 1,500 million tons and in the

previous year 2009 it were recorded as 1,000 million tons.

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PROBLEMS OF WHEAT INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

Over the last 50 years since the independence of Pakistan, the policy-makers have

not been able to develop a satisfactory policy for the basic necessity of its people,

food.

Every new government experiments with this policy, at the expense of the people,

and there is no consistency at all. At times we have surplus wheat which rots

away in open storages.

Storage capacity is less then the required storage there fore the excess amount of

wheat is smuggled to Afghanistan and India majorly because in Afghanistan there

is no wheat industry at all and in India there is a huge population.

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Smuggling creates shortfall in our country.

Heavy taxes levied on wheat industry by Government.

Increase in prices.

Artificial shortage.

Increasing population & Stagnant production.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The government ought to review its demand-supply position

around September-October and if needed it ought to place

order for import before the high season starts.

Policies can produce lasting and satisfactory results only, if

they are easily implemented, and the legitimate interests of

all stakeholders are recognized and catered for.

The flour mills should be facilitated to build storage facilities

in order to prevent wheat stealing and wastage on the way

moving wheat from one place to another.

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If as a social decision, farmers need to be subsidized (as is the case

in many other developed countries), it ought to be done in the form

of items like crop insurance, tax free pesticide supply, and

provision of cheaper and better seeds to increase yields etc.

The government should emphasize on any one problem either on

increasing population or on stagnant production.

For more productivity in wheat crop the requirements are:

To ensure food security

Export the surplus wheat crop

Modern wheat storage methods

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