By Tooba Khan Recent heavy rains and floods have damaged about one-fifth of the rice crop in Pakistan’s Punjab province, which accounts for majority of the production in the world’s fourth-biggest exporter of the staple. Rice yields in the region, which saw the worst flooding in more than three decades, are likely to drop by […]
Farmers whose land lies beyond the fence have urged the Border Security Force (BSF) to allow them to carry out desilting once the water recedes, as the time available to sow wheat is very limited. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: Approximately 16,000 acres of land out of the total 21,600 acres between the border fence on the […]
Abid Mahmood NAROWAL: Losses of more than Rs10 billion have been reported by farmers as rice and other crops cultivated on 140,250 acres of agricultural land have been lost due to the recent flooding in the Narowal district. As per details, the high-level floods in the river Ravi and rainwater drains Auj, Baein, Basantar and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, the world’s fourth-largest rice exporter, expects its yield to remain strong this year despite devastating floods that have submerged large swathes of farmland, the head of the country’s rice exporters’ association said on Friday, dismissing reports of catastrophic crop losses. The country’s rice exports have been steadily rising, with Pakistan shipping around 6 […]
Aurangzeb stresses need for strict monitoring and vigilance against market speculation to prevent any artificial price increases. Imran Ali Kundi Second meeting of Steering Committee for Assessment of Inflationary Trends in Pakistan held. ISLAMABAD – The government has noted that sufficient wheat stocks, excluding strategic reserves, are currently available and the initial assessments suggested that […]
Unprecedented floods destroy rice, maize, vegetables crops on millions of acre. JAVAID UR RAHMAN ISLAMABAD – As the devastating floods of 2025 continue to wreak havoc by taking lives, dislocating millions of people, and damaging the economy, the cruel floodwaters have submerged vast agricultural lands, threatening to worsen the food crisis with soaring prices and […]
Heavy rainfall in late August and earlier this month caused the Ravi, Chenab, Sutlej, and Beas rivers to overflow, flooding basmati rice-growing regions Heavy rains and widespread flooding in basmati rice-growing regions of India and Pakistan have raised concerns over output of the premium staple, driving prices higher as supplies are expected to fall. India […]
Reuters MUMBAI/KARACHI: Heavy rains and widespread flooding in basmati rice-growing regions of Pakistan and India have raised concerns over output of the premium staple, driving prices higher as supplies are expected to fall. Pakistan and India exclusively grow aromatic basmati rice, which sells for nearly twice the price of regular varieties and is primarily imported […]
Association calls for verified reports to maintain confidence of international buyers. By Monitoring Desk The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has estimated that recent floods in Punjab have impacted only 10 to 12% of the province’s rice crop, disputing claims of widespread damage. Senior Vice Chairman Javed Jilani Jilani noted that while some areas […]
Source: The Independent. Floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have submerged swathes of agricultural land in northern India, threatening to ruin the standing rice crop and undermine the country’s food security. The flooding in Punjab, one of the country’s chief producers of grains like rice and wheat, has killed at least 30 people and affected […]
