Bahawalpur Division division stands atop in wheat production.

ISLAMABAD -- South Punjab farmers set a new record as Bahawalpur Division stood atop in wheat production and procurement in Punjab province.

While Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan Division of South Punjab grabbed second and third position respectively in the race of producing and procuring wheat, revealed a document of Food Department Punjab.

Bahawalpur Division which consists of three districts Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts has surpassed the Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan Division comprised four districts including Vehari, Layyah, Khanewal, Lodharn, Multan, Muzaffargrah, Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi.

As per details of procurement, the Punjab Food Department bought 630,576 tonnes of the grain from Bahawalpur, 541,941 tonnes from Multan and 506,270 tonnes from Dera Ghazi Khan divisions. Whereas 469,626 tonnes of wheat was procured from Faisalabad, 419,198 tonnes from...