date:Aug 02, 2013
Pakistan is set to become a net wheat importer this year with purchases climbing to the highest in five years after delayed planting and reduced fertilizer use hit domestic output and drove up local prices.
The South Asian nation, which has been exporting wheat for the last three years, joins a growing list of countries that have seen production curbed, squeezing global supplies and buoying prices.
Pakistan is likely to ship in 800,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes of wheat in the year to March 2