{
  "id": 16621593,
  "title": "Govt to maintain wheat reserves of up to 6m tonnes to ensure uninterrupted supply: minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/govt-to-maintain-wheat-reserves-of-up-to-6m-tonnes-to-ensure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:55:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039991/govt-to-maintain-wheat-reserves-of-up-to-6m-tonnes-to-ensure-uninterrupted-supply-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain announced that the government will maintain strategic wheat reserves of up to six million tonnes to ensure uninterrupted supply in Pakistan for the year. The minister stated that the country has adequate arrangements in place to meet national requirements and prevent potential market disruptions. He also revealed that the indicative wheat support price has been fixed at Rs4,500 per 40kg, following extensive consultations with provincial governments, with the aim of safeguarding farmers' interests and enabling the country to export wheat next year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}