The Sindh government has announced a wheat support price of Rs3,500 per maund for the upcoming 2025–26 crop season, with plans to procure up to 1.2 million tonnes of wheat to ensure market stability and protect farmers from price fluctuations.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while unveiling the plan at the Chief Minister’s House, said the decision aims to safeguard growers’ incomes, encourage wheat cultivation, and maintain food security in the province.
“We are committed to ensuring that farmers get a fair return for their hard work,” Murad Shah said, adding that a transparent procurement drive will be launched through the Sindh Food Department after the harvest in March–April 2026.
The Chief Minister said the provincial government’s procurement target has been set between 800,000 and 1.2 million tonnes, depending on crop output and storage capacity.
To complement the support price policy, the Sindh government has also approved a Rs55 billion relief package, including fertiliser subsidies—one bag of DAP and two bags of urea per acre—to reduce production costs and enhance per-acre profitability.
Officials estimate that the subsidies will cut cultivation expenses by 15–18 percent, making wheat farming more viable for small and medium-scale growers.
Murad Shah said last year’s wheat procurement helped stabilise flour prices and prevented market distortions caused by hoarding and speculative trading. “The province remained self-sufficient in wheat and avoided expensive imports,” he said.
The Sindh Food Department has been instructed to coordinate early with district administrations to ensure timely wheat procurement, transparent payment mechanisms, and digital disbursement to farmers.
The Chief Minister added that the Sindh government had initially proposed a higher support price of Rs4,000 per maund to reflect increased input costs but agreed to the federal benchmark of Rs3,500 to facilitate early implementation.
Murad Shah reaffirmed that the provincial government’s agricultural policy is focused on stability, farmer protection, and food security, ensuring that Sindh continues to play a leading role in Pakistan’s wheat production.
“Our priority is clear — to support growers, stabilise markets, and ensure affordable food for consumers,” he said.
