Indore: Subdued demand amid lack of price parity has dampened spirits of rice exporters pinning elevated hopes on ban revocation on export of 100 per cent broken rice by the Indian government as lower prices by other exporting nations including Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan has diminished demand. India on March 7 allowed the export of […]
Star Online Report Bangladesh has recently received 26,250 tonnes of atap rice purchased from Pakistan under a government-to-government deal. “Atap rice” or “sunned rice” refers to a type of rice that is not parboiled, meaning it has not been steamed or boiled with the husk on. This is the last batch of 50,000 tonnes of […]
Out of the two consignments of rice, some 26,250 tonnes of rice came from Pakistan while 22,500 tonnes of rice was imported from India. Two rice-laden ships carrying some 48,750 tonnes of Atap and Boiled rice have arrived at Chattogram Port. Out of the two consignments of rice, some 26,250 tonnes of rice came from […]
Increase in rejection of Indian non-Basmati rice by EU due to pesticide residues, while Pakistan’s shipments remain stable. By BL New Delhi Bureau. Cases of rejection of non-basmati rice consignments shipped by India to the European Union (UK excluded) due to higher than permitted pesticide residues increased between 2020 and 2024 from 3 to 37. […]
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia by Zhong Qun, Luo Jiang, Misbah Saba Malik HAIKOU, China/ISLAMABAD, March 12 (Xinhua) — In the rain-soaked fields of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in south China’s Hainan Province, Pakistani postdoctoral researcher Qamar U Zaman waded through the mud in rain boots, carefully inspecting rice plants and occasionally plucking rice […]
(Web Desk) – The government has decided to immediately stop the use of methyl bromide for fumigating rice consignments, allowing importing countries to conduct fumigation in accordance with their own standards. This policy shift, expected to benefit Pakistani rice exporters, will help lower export costs and improve competitiveness in global markets. Methyl bromide is a […]
Amin Ahmed. ISLAMABAD: The government is immediately halting the use of methyl bromide for the fumigation of rice consignments in Pakistan, enabling the importing countries to carry out the procedure themselves in line with international standards. The decision came at a meeting held by the ministry of national food security and research on Monday to […]
March 11, 2025 (MLN): In a significant move to address interceptions in Pakistani rice exports to Europe and enhance agricultural exports, the Ministry of National Food Security & Research has declared major policy decisions. A special meeting, chaired by Federal Secretary Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, was held in Islamabad, bringing together all stakeholders, including representatives from […]
Rizwan Bhatti. KARACHI: In a significant development for rice exports, Kenya has revised the Customs valuation of Pakistani rice downward by 25 percent, a move expected to enhance the export of Pakistani rice to the Kenyan market. This adjustment allows Pakistani exporters to export rice to Kenya at a new price of $460 per metric […]
DGFT issues notification making it ‘free’ from the prohibited list. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The Indian government on Friday lifted the ban on 100 per cent broken rice, which was in place since September 2022. In a notification issued late in the evening, the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade said that, as per the revised policy, […]
