Wheat market liberalization; a scientific recommendation or a policy obligation?

Self-sufficiency in wheat production and ensuring cheap bread supply have been the major goals agricultural and food policies in the country since the revolution from now. Several policies have adopted to achieve these two contradictory goal, among them price policies have been pervasive. Therefore, in this study it was tried to investigate the government support price policies in the wheat market. Results revealed that the mentioned policy scheme is associated with net social welfare loss therefore, wheat market liberalization is more an obligation rather than a scientific guidance. Self-sufficiency in wheat production and ensuring cheap bread supply have been the major goals agricultural and food policies in the country since the revolution from now. Several policies have adopted to achieve these two contradictory goal, among them price policies have been pervasive. Therefore, in this study it was tried to investigate the government support price policies in the wheat market. Results revealed that the mentioned policy scheme is associated with net social welfare loss therefore, wheat market liberalization is more an obligation rather than a scientific guidance.