Agriculture Reference
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TABLE 4.7
Incidental costs of the private sector for wheat marketing and storage
Item
2000/01 (Rs per ton)
2002/03 (Rs per ton)
Explanation for latest crop
Financial charge
950-1000
480-600
At Rs 4 per bag per month (bag weight 100 kg)
Storage rent
27-35
27-35
At Rs 2.50 per bag per month
Loading and unloading
40-45
50-55
At Rs 5 per bag
Transportation
400-500
600-700
Average rate comes to Rs 60 per bag to transport
wheat to Rawalpindi from various destinations
Bags and bagging
200-250
200-250
At Rs 50 for new 100-kg bag sold after one filling for
about Rs 30
Watch and ward
40-50
40-50
Miscellaneous
30-40
30-40
Total 1,687-1,920 1,427-1,730
(US$28.87-32.86 per ton) (US$24.39-29.57 per ton)
SOURCE
: Authors' calculations using data obtained from the Rawalpindi flourmills.
NOTE
: Financial charges have declined because of drops in mark-up and interest rates.
