Punjab share was around 40% in India’s basmati rice export of 6.07 million tonne in 2024-25. By Prabhudatta Mishra. Punjab will likely see at least 20-25 per cent drop in basmati production this year due to heavy rain and floods, potentially increasing exporters’ realisation as global supplies will be limited. Punjab has around 40 per […]
Press Release ABIDJAN: Following the successful first leg of the Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 in Accra, Ghana, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) officially launched the second phase in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This landmark two-day event at the Novotel Plateau Hotel brings together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies to showcase their […]
Event brings together 28 exporters and over 200 buyers to strengthen partnerships and food security. By News Desk. Pakistan has initiated the Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 in Accra, Ghana, aiming to enhance trade links and support food security across West Africa. Organised by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the event brought together […]
Muhammad Luqman Rice cultivation in Punjab has exceeded the official target for the current season by nearly 20 percent, with over six million acres brought under the crop compared to the five-million-acre target, a senior official told WealthPK. Dr. Usman Saleem, Senior Scientist at the Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, said the final figures […]
Press Release ACCRA, GHANA: The Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 launched Monday in Accra, marking the start of a transformative trade initiative across West Africa. Organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the event brought together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies and 200 Ghanaian buyers for an impactful day of B2B […]
July rice exports rise to 291,902 tons as non-Basmati drives growth, but steep Basmati slump raises competitiveness concerns. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rice sector began the new fiscal year on a mixed note, with overall exports showing a modest increase in July 2025, while Basmati rice, the country’s premium grain, recorded a sharp decline. […]
By ChiniMandi In a renewed push to deepen economic ties, Pakistan and Bangladesh have placed special focus on enhancing trade in key sectors, including sugar, during high level talks held in Dhaka on Thursday. Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, and Bangladesh’s Adviser for Commerce, Sk Bashir Uddin, explored ways to promote mutual investments […]
PBS data shows rice exports down 18.29pc; basmati leads decline with 42.72pc drop. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan’s raw food exports declined by 10.25 per cent in July 2025, ending a 19-month streak of continuous growth, according to official data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The fall was driven largely by rice shipments, which […]
MoU on rice trade, upcoming food exhibition in Karachi to boost bilateral agricultural ties By News desk Pakistan’s Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, met with Bangladesh’s Adviser for Food, Ali Imam Majumdar, in Dhaka on Friday to explore potential collaborations in food security. Both parties expressed satisfaction with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed […]
Source: Down To Earth Kenya has announced plans to import half a million tonnes of rice duty-free, mostly from India and Pakistan, to address what it calls an imminent shortage. But the decision has sparked outrage among local farmers, who insist they are already sitting on unsold stocks from recent good harvests and warn that […]
