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Punjab Extends Provincewide Ban on Using Wheat in Poultry Feed to Dec. 1

Officials cite food-security needs to keep wheat flowing to flour mills for staple foods.

Overview

  • The Home Department extended the Section 144(6) order for 30 days across Punjab.
  • The notification sets December 1, 2025 as the expiry date, subject to earlier withdrawal by authorities.
  • Officials report feed mills hold over 100,000 metric tons of wheat and had planned to use it for poultry feed.
  • The directive confines wheat use to flour mills to prevent diversion from human food supplies.
  • The Home Secretary ordered the ban publicized through the government gazette, newspapers, and electronic media.