Khaberni - The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply raised the selling price of unified wheat flour produced by private sector mills and Al-Jouida mill for the current January, by 4.888 dinars, making its price 176.475 dinars per ton, instead of 171.587 dinars in October of the last year.
The Ministry also raised, according to decision number 1 of 2026, the selling price of wheat for all mills in the kingdom for withdrawals according to the quota allocated by the Inventory Management Directorate for the current January, by 3.812 dinars, making the price per ton 143.258 dinars instead of 139.446 dinars in October from last year.
The decision requires mills to supply bakeries accredited to them with all their flour needs, provided that the mills review the Inventory Management Directorate to approve their allocations, otherwise, the price of wheat according to the second item of the ministry’s decision is set at 252 dinars per ton for wheat quantities withdrawn and milled in excess of the mill's specified allocation or any sales not approved by the Inventory Management Directorate, which is the same price as in October of last year.
The decision, which takes effect from the first of January this current month, relies on cabinet decisions related to the liberalization of flour prices and the pricing of bread, including a reduction of the unified flour price by 10 dinars provided that the price of unified flour is adjusted whenever there’s a change in fuel prices or any other variables.
The decision includes specifying the extraction rate of unified flour at 78%, the bran extraction rate at 22 percent, and specifying the extraction rate of other types of flour according to the standard specification.
Ministry of Industry: The decision will not affect bread prices
The ministry explained that raising the selling price of unified wheat flour will not affect the cost of bread for consumers, confirming that the decision to raise the price is part of the monthly review the ministry conducts to balance the cost of bread production in light of the monthly adjustment of fuel prices.
It explained that when the diesel price is reduced, the flour price is raised, and when the diesel price is increased, the flour price is reduced so that it does not affect the cost of bread. In case of stable diesel prices, flour prices remain stable, based on the variables affecting the cost of bread production.
