1. Growing more hybrid rice hitting cotton, sugarcane crops


    LAHORE: The growers’ fast switching to high-yielding hybrid rice varieties to make quick huge profits in the recent years has not only affected production of other major crops — cotton


    Published on:   08/08/2021

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  1. Weak Demand and Ship Shortage Hits Indian Rice Price


    The shipping rates have drastically increased since the pandemic due to a shortage of ships. Adding to that, the weak demand during optimum supply is affecting the Indian rice rates dramatically. Indian Rice Export


    Published on:   06/08/2021

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  1. Nine sectors post double-digit export growth in July


    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of nine sectors including value-added textiles posted double-digit growth in the first month 2021-22 compared to the same month a year ago, data compiled by the Ministry


    Published on:   06/08/2021

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  1. Indian rice exports to Vietnam in trouble as buyers seek huge discount


    With domestic prices falling and new crop arriving, importers in Hanoi are bargaining Rice shipments from India to Vietnam have run into trouble with importers in the South-East Asian nation


    Published on:   05/08/2021

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  1. Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India


    The government is going to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India at Tk 32 per kilogramme, which is 32 per cent below the wholesale prices of coarse grain in


    Published on:   05/08/2021

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  1. Dawood greets REAP for remarkable achievement in exports


    ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood congratulated REAP and all its members for remarkable achievement of crossing USD 2 billion mark in exports. “We


    Published on:   04/08/2021

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  1. Rice exports plunge 27 percent but demand from China and Vietnam rises


    Cambodia’s overseas rice shipments tumbled 27.3 percent Jan-July, compared with a year earlier. Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said exports dropped because of the scarcity of storage containers and ensuing rise


    Published on:   03/08/2021

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  1. Pakistan’s exports to Italy record 49pc growth


    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to Italy recorded a 49 per cent growth on a year-on-year basis to $786 million in the outgoing fiscal year 2020-21 despite the fact that the Covid-19


    Published on:   02/08/2021

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  1. Pakistan exported food commodities worth $4.393 billion in FY2020-21


    Food group exports of Pakistan during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2021 crossed $4.393 billion mark and witnessed about 0.73 percent growth as compared to the exports


    Published on:   30/07/2021

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  1. IGC forecasts 4% rise in global grains production


    LONDON, ENGLAND – Due primarily to drought conditions in North America, the International Grains Council (IGC) forecasts a 6-million-tonne decline in global total grains production month-on-month to 2.295 billion tonnes.


    Published on:   29/07/2021

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