Islamabad: Pakistan is moving ahead with another wheat purchase as farmers press for certainty over the price of their next crop, bringing immediate supply needs and future production into the same policy debate.

Chairing the seventh meeting of the Steering Committee on Wheat Imports for food year 2026 to 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to accept the lowest bids for Sindh’s remaining requirement of 185000 metric tonnes.

He also asked Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to arrange payments and complete tripartite agreements with TCP. According to the meeting statement, the imports are intended to ensure sufficient wheat at reasonable prices.

The decision follows TCP’s second tender, opened on September 28. Reportedly 12 bids were technically and financially responsive, with the lowest offer at USD 339.36 per tonne for Karachi. TCP had already secured 365000 tonnes through its first tender at USD 348.83 per tonne.

Alongside these purchases, growers are demanding clarity before wheat sowing. Pakistan Kissan Ittehad President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar called last week for a minimum support price of PKR 5000 per 40 kilogrammes, arguing that delayed policy decisions and inadequate returns were making crop planning difficult.