*Minister warns profiteers, hoarders of action
Punjab government is implementing a comprehensive policy to stabilise prices of essential commodities under which the district administration has been directed to take action against profiteers and hoarders, said
Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yaseen while presiding over a meeting on Tuesday.
The minister said stern action would be taken against violators
The secretary agriculture informed the meeting that prices of tomato had increased in market due to shortage of imports from India and after April 15, its prices would be reduced after the arrival of the new crop.
He said that prices of tomato could be reduced through improvement in the supply from India. He suggested potato from India could be imported by waving 25 percent duty which would help reduce its rates.
He said that there was 649,000 tonne wheat in stock and a target of 3.5
million tonne wheat procurement had been fixed this year.