Agriculture Reference
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TABLE 4.4
Prices of wheat and provincial and national subsidies, 1984/85 to 2002/03
Federal subsidy (Rs millions)
Ration prices
Support prices
Provincial subsidy
Total subsidy
Year
(Rs per 40 kg)
(Rs per 40 kg)
(Rs per 40 kg)
Imported wheat
Exported wheat
(Rs millions)
1984/85
68.12
70
1,517
1,371
0
2,888
1985/86
68.12
80
2,030
1,792
0
3,822
1986/87
68.12
80
2,625
160
0
2,785
1987/88
80
83
3,549
368
0
3,917
1988/89
84
85
2,056
5,230
0
7,286
1989/90
92
96
—
4,526
0
4,526
1990/91
104
112
1,988
762
0
2,750
1991/92
124
124
1,831
2,175
0
4,006
1992/93
136
130
1,325
2,148
0
3,473
1993/94
142
160
2,760
354
0
3,114
1994/95
175
160
1,890
1,449
0
2,339
1995/96
175
173
3,169
6,648
0
9,817
194
a
1996/97
240
5,173
5,761
0
10,934
1997/98
260
240
2,443
4,119
0
6,562
1998/99
260
240
7,236
—
0
7,236
1999/2000
320
300
8,068
923
0
8,991
2000/01
320
300
4,016
0
0
4,016
334
a
2001/02
300
2,839
0
140
2,979
334
a
2002/03
300
6,773
0
1,165
7,938
SOURCES
: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL), Government of Pakistan, Islamabad; economic survey (various issues), Finance Division,
Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
NOTE
: — indicates not available.
a
Average cascading price.
