Amman, Oct. 5 (Petra) – The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply announced a reduction in the unified selling price of wheat flour produced by private sector mills and the Juwaideh Mill for October 2025. The price was lowered by JD1.205 per ton to JD171.587, compared to JD172.792 in September.

In line with Decision No. 109 of 2025, the ministry also reduced the selling price of wheat to all mills in the Kingdom by JD0.939, bringing the price per ton to JD139.446, down from JD140.385 last month. The reductions are based on allocations approved by the Inventory Management Directorate.

Under the decision, mills are required to meet bakeries’ flour needs in accordance with their approved allocations, after consulting the Inventory Management Directorate. Wheat withdrawn and milled beyond allocations, or sold without prior approval, will be priced at JD252 per ton.

The decision sets the extraction rate for standardized flour at 78 percent and bran at 22 percent, while extraction rates for other flour types are determined according to technical standards.

The ministry issues monthly pricing updates in line with Cabinet decisions on flour price liberalization and bread price stability, including the 2019 Cabinet decision to reduce standardized flour prices by JD10 per ton. Adjustments account for fluctuations in fuel prices and other variables.

Since 2018, the government has fixed bread prices at 32 piasters per kilogram for “large” bread, 40 piasters for “small” bread, and 35 piasters for “taboon,” “mashrouh,” “warda,” and “manqoush” bread.

The ministry underlined that adjustments to flour prices do not affect consumer bread prices but are part of a cost-control mechanism tied to fuel price changes. Jordan consumes around 90,000 tons of wheat monthly, including 52,000 tons of unified flour allocated for bread production. To ensure market stability, the ministry regularly issues tenders to maintain strategic wheat reserves.

//Petra// AJ
05/10/2025 13:24:44