KARACHI: Flour crisis has intensified in Karachi following dispute between flour mills association and Sindh food department. Chairman of flour mills association said that 70 percent of Karachi’s flour mills run out of wheat and no one from Sindh government has contacted them.

He said that remaining 30 percent of flour mills have 3,000 to 4,000 bags of wheat available which is not enough to fulfil even five percent demand of metropolis.

He added that by today, almost all flour mills would run out of wheat and if there is no wheat available tomorrow, all flour mills in city will be shut down until new shipment arrives.

Moreover, head of Sindh Food Department said that due to shortage of wheat, crisis of flour has been witnessed in Karachi. Sindh government had set target to purchase 1.4 million tonnes of wheat but despite purchase since March, target has not been met yet. On other hand, Punjab government already completed purchase of 40 percent of wheat.

Food department also revealed that price of flour in Karachi can go up to Rs 200 per kg. Only 10 percent of city’s flour supply can be maintained while all flour mills are closed due to unavailability of wheat to millers.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 02 2023

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