Azeem Ahmed Khan Pakistan’s food group exports slumped by 31.4 percent during the first quarter (July-September) of fiscal year 2025-26, falling to $1.11 billion from $1.62 billion a year earlier, primarily due to a sharp drop in rice and sugar exports, according to official trade data obtained by Wealth Pakistan. The food group’s share in […]
Source: China Economic Net Recently, China’s Honglian hybrid rice achieved promising results in Pakistan, with the yields of its three varieties H13, H14 and H15 reaching 11.3 tons/ha, 12.3 tons/ha and 10.8 tons/ha respectively. Among them, H14 stood out for its large panicles and high grain count, boosting yields by over 12% compared with local […]
Published by: Rija Sohaib The Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Dera Ismail Khan has inaugurated a crawler-type rice combine harvester imported from China, marking a major step toward modernizing agriculture in the region. Director of Agricultural Research, Abdul Qayum Khan, attended the ceremony and praised the initiative. He stressed that adopting efficient, field-friendly technologies is essential […]
Dr Tasneem Ahmad Pakistan’s rice export crisis has once again exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the country’s agricultural governance. The sharp 28 per cent fall in rice exports during the first quarter of FY26 — from 991,146 tons last year to 712,797 tons — is more than a temporary fluctuation. It signals systemic regulatory and institutional […]
Pakistan became the country’s significant rice supplier after India banned non-basmati rice exports in 2023 to cool down domestic markets. Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi Mauritius is looking to enter into long -term deals with India for import of around 33,000 tonnes of rice to keep its subsidised food programme running and to ease out Pakistan, […]
Basmati exports drop 45.5% to 137,000 tonnes; exporters urge reforms to restore competitiveness. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan’s rice exports declined by 28% during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, as exporters blamed rising costs, currency pressures, and inconsistent policies for eroding competitiveness in global markets. According to official data, total rice exports fell to […]
By Wang Xiaotong VEHARI, Oct 31 (China Economic Net) – Recently, China’s Honglian hybrid rice achieved promising results in Pakistan, with the yields of its three varieties H13, H14 and H15 reaching 11.3 tons/ha, 12.3 tons/ha and 10.8 tons/ha respectively. Among them, H14 stood out for its large panicles and high grain count, boosting yields […]
Pakistan has urged the European Union (EU) to fast-track the long-pending geographical indication (GI) registration for basmati rice, while also calling for the restoration of duty concessions on ethanol. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan told a hearing of the European Parliament’s Development Committee that the current regulatory limbo is exposing growers across Pakistan’s Punjab belt […]
Reuters NEW DELHI: India’s rice traders plan to seek export deals for the new season’s crop with buyers in emerging markets such as Iraq, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, a top industry official said, after above-average monsoon rains boosted output. “India is already a major player in the global rice trade, and our aim now is […]
Source: Profit by Pakistan Today Pakistan’s rice exports to China increased 63% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, reaching $45.27 million compared with $27.85 million during the same period last year, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. During the quarter, Pakistan shipped 76.36 million kilograms of semi- or wholly-milled rice (commodity […]
