Exports have risen for 20 consecutive months despite unprecedented food inflation. (Web Desk) – Pakistan’s raw food exports increased by 1.62per cent to $5.75 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, up from $4.66 billion during the same period last year, largely due to a notable surge in sugar and basmati […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: The rice export sector was hit hard by the recently concluded nationwide strike by goods transporters. With export operations at a virtual standstill, rice shipments worth over $20 million (approximately Rs6 billion) failed to leave the country, sparking alarm among exporters and trade bodies. The transporters’ strike, which began earlier this […]
April 19, 2025 (MLN): The nationwide strike by goods transporters has adversely impacted Pakistan’s rice exports, as by the fifth day of the strike, rice worth over $20 million could not be exported from the country. According to details, the transport strike has severely disrupted the export sector. While the delivery of key consignments including […]
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, India’s rice exports surged by 19.73% to a record $12.47 billion in 2024–25. Exports of meat, dairy, and poultry products increased by 12.57% to $5.09 billion. Ajeet Singh Despite ongoing uncertainties in global trade, India’s agricultural exports recorded strong growth in the financial year 2024–25. Exports […]
They say the most significant reason for the acute depletion of groundwater in Punjab in the past about 40 years is the cultivation of paddy, as has been categorically established by empirical data in various studies.Ruchika Khanna As the Punjab Government goes ahead with its plan to advance paddy sowing by 20 days, raising the […]
By John Perkins. The USDA’s reporting good export sales for a few key commodities during the week ending April 10th. Corn and soybean export sales both saw week-to-week improvements, with Mexico the leading buyer for both, and beef was up on the week, with Japan topping the list. Cotton sales were also above a week […]
Exports may suffer due to two key geopolitical issues: the proposed 26% US tariff on Indian goods, currently on hold, and rising tension between Iran and the US over Iran’s nuclear development program. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: There are concerns that the area under Basmati rice cultivation in Punjab the country’s largest producer of the GI-tagged […]
Agri and processed foods shipments rise 13% to $25 bn in FY25. Written by Sandip Das. India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 13% year-on-year to $25.14 billion during the 2024-25 compared to the FY24 even as overall exports grew only marginally. The rise in farm-sector shipments were driven primarily by a […]
Looks at avenues to liquidate annual rice surplus of 50-60 lakh tonnes. By KV Kurmanath After successfully piloting 12,500 tonnes of rice export to the Philippines last month, the Telangana Government now sees a bigger export opportunity. While expanding its export opportunity to the Philippines to 10 lakh tonnes, the State is exploring markets such […]
VOV.VN – The Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines has forecast that the Philippines’ rice import demand this year will remain high and Vietnam will continue to be its leading rice exporter. According to the trade office, the Philippines has long been a traditional and strategic market for Vietnam’s rice exports, accounting for 80–85% of […]
