Khaberni - The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply raised the selling price of uniform wheat flour produced by private sector mills and Al-Joudeh Mill for the current January, by 4.888 dinars, setting the new price at 176.475 dinars per ton, compared to 171.587 dinars in October of last year.
Similarly, according to Decision No. 1 of 2026, the ministry raised the selling price of wheat for all mills in the kingdom for withdrawals as per the allocated quota from the Stock Management Directorate for the current January, by 3.812 dinars, making the price per ton 143.258 dinars as opposed to 139.446 dinars in October of last year.
The decision mandates mills to supply their designated bakeries with all their flour needs, provided that the mills review their quotas with the Stock Management Directorate for approval. Otherwise, the price of wheat according to the second item of the ministry’s decision will be set at 252 dinars per ton for quantities of wheat drawn and milled in excess of the mill's assigned quota or any unapproved sales by the Stock Management Directorate, which is the same price as in October of last year.
The decision, effective from the first of the current January, is based on the Cabinet's decisions concerning the liberalization of flour prices and pricing of bread, including a reduction in the price of uniform flour by 10 dinars conditional on adjustments to the uniform flour price whenever there are changes in fuel prices or other variables.
The decision specifies the extraction rate of uniform flour at 78 percent, the extraction rate of bran at 22 percent, and the extraction rates of other types of flour according to the standard specification.
The ministry clarified in a statement on Friday that raising the selling price of uniform wheat flour will not affect the cost of selling bread to the consumer, confirming that the price increase decision comes as part of the monthly review conducted by the ministry to balance the costs of bread production in light of monthly adjustments to fuel prices.
It explained that when diesel prices are lowered, flour prices are raised, and when diesel prices increase, flour prices are reduced, all in a way that does not impact the cost of bread. If diesel prices remain stable, flour prices will remain stable as well, all in light of the variables affecting the costs of producing bread.
