*LAHORE: Flour millers on Friday jacked up the price of flour in Punjabafter the closure of the provision of wheat on the government’s quota. *
The 20-kilogramme flour bag is being sold at Rs1300 in Punjab, saidChairman Pakistan Flour Mills Associations, Asim Raza.
The recent increase has been made due to the purchase of wheat from theopen market, Raza said and added that the flour mills are not beingprovided with the government’s quota wheat.
Following the increase in flour price, the rate of roti may also go up inthe province.
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It is to be noted that the wheat support price was Rs1800 last year.
