Market Commentary: 27-July-2021
These are turbulent times. Market swings are big and shipping has become a nightmare in terms of prices & availability of space/equipment. Rice markets look to remain bearish in 2H2021
Published on: 27/07/2021Category:
South Africa: Zim to Feel Heat From SA Riots
By Tawanda Musarurwa Zimbabwe’s industries will likely feel the pinch of the violent demonstrations and looting unfolding in South Africa, its largest trading partner, as trade channels get clogged and
Published on: 16/07/2021Category:
CONTAINER LINE PROFITS COULD HIT $$100 BILLIONS IN 2021
In a year that triple-digit percentage increases spot container freight rates have become the norm Drewry is forecasting lines’ could exceed annual profits of $100bn. The latest edition of Drewry’s
Published on: 15/07/2021Category:
Hungarian companies keen to import rice from Pakistan
LAHORE: The Hungary-Pakistan Trade & Economic Window (HPTEW), which is an initiative of the All Pakistan Business Forum, has started yielding results, as a number of Hungarian companies have shown
Published on: 15/07/2021Category:
Pakistan rice exports hit by 400pc increase in freight rate
ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan’s rice export witnesses a declining trend, increasing freight rate threatens to further damage exports, especially that of highly valued variant, Basmati. According to exporters, international shipping companies
Published on: 14/07/2021Category:
Bangladesh Govt to import 10 lakh tones of rice to stable market price
The government has decided to import 10 lakh tonnes of cooked rice to keep the rice market stable. It is learned that necessary measures will be taken initially to import
Published on: 14/07/2021Category:
Harmful pesticide residues a threat to rice exports
ISLAMABAD: Maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides beyond permissible levels on rice are causing a major threat to the export competitiveness of Pakistani rice in major global markets such as
Published on: 10/07/2021Category:
Pakistan Basmati rice exports to EU face trouble over pesticide residue
Development comes as India takes up the issue of EU’s lower cap on residue levels Pakistan has begun to face the problem of pesticide residues in its Basmati exports to
Published on: 08/07/2021Category:
Punjab launches Rs6b scheme for rice productivity
Project will promote mechanisation, certified seeds, responsible use of pesticides
Published on: 03/07/2021Category: