Government of Pakistan has procured six million tons of wheat at the close of 2014 wheat procurement season. The current procurement is at par with the last year’s government procurement. Private importers from Pakistan have purchased 50,000 tons of wheat of Black Sea origin for September shipment. The wheat flour exports to Afghanistan are progressing at the normal pace. Reports from rice area suggest better than average irrigation water supplies. Pakistan Metrological Department has forecasted that overall availability of water in the country from monsoon rainfall would be satisfactory for rice crop.
