Govt allows to export flour

Islamabad: The federal government has given conditional permission to export flour abroad.

The Ministry of Commerce has issued a notification for approval to send flour abroad, according to which flour made from imported wheat will be allowed to be exported and flour made from imported wheat can be used for export purposes only.

The government allowed the export of flour under the Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 and the Export Policy Order 2022 has been amended.

According to media reports quoting government sources, there are sufficient and abundant reserves of wheat in the country, while the wheat production target of 32.1 million tons will be achieved this year.

It is reported quoting government sources that the cultivation of wheat has exceeded the set target by 1.8%.