Ship 3.06m tons worth $1.87b to overseas markets in Jul-Dec 2024 SHAHRAM HAQ LAHORE: Pakistan has achieved a remarkable progress in rice exports during the first half of the current fiscal year, recording a 19% increase despite facing significant global challenges. This surge in exports is likely to continue in the second half as well. […]
Staff Correspondent . Chattogram Interim government’s food adviser Ali Imam Majumder said that the government was prioritising trade over politics, welcoming imports from neighbouring countries like India, Myanmar, and Pakistan due to their proximity and lower costs. He made the remarks on Tuesday while inspecting the unloading operations of imported food grains at Chattogram Port. […]
Counsellor highlights potential for rice, textiles, cement, fruits in Maltese market. Ehtesham Muft. KARACHI: The federal government has appointed Zia Noor as Pakistan’s Honorary Investment Counsellor in Malta, aiming to increase the country’s export footprint in non-traditional markets. As a member state of the European Union, Malta offers significant potential for Pakistani products. Speaking exclusively […]
Bet on private importers proven costly; govt goes for fast-tracking rice import under G2G arrangement and through int’l open tender. Reaz Ahmad The government rightly anticipated a flood-induced crop loss during the last Aman season. To stabilize a volatile rice market, the food ministry, however, largely relied on private imports of rice instead of expediting […]
2024 was the sixth consecutive year that Việt Nam recorded growth in rice exports, however this growth is forecast to be difficult to maintain this year. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will face many challenges to maintain its rice export growth momentum this year, especially as India resumes its rice exports, according to experts. Việt […]
Parliamentary Secretary Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the government was making efforts to promote rice exports and address exporters’ grievances. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding serious disruptions in rice exports from Pakistan to European countries resulting loss to the exchequer he said, “Pakistan holds 11 percent share in […]
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan. The government today relaxed a provision of the public procurement rules to speed up the purchase of 3 lakh tonnes of rice through international tenders, as part of an effort to quickly replenish the public food stock and intervene in the market to contain […]
In addition to rice, several other agri-food products also saw significant growth compared to December 2023 India’s agri-food export sector recorded robust growth in December 2024, with rice exports witnessing an impressive rise of 64.03 per cent, climbing from $0.87 billion in December 2023 to $1.43 billion in the same month this year. This remarkable […]
Reuters. HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports are forecast at 7.5 million metric tons this year, the chairman of the Vietnam Food Association said on Wednesday, down from a record high of 9.04 million tons last year. Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice exporter, after India and Thailand, and its key markets are the Philippines and Indonesia. […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: In a bid to bolster Pakistan’s rice export sector and reduce foreign exchange outflows, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have pledged collaboration. The announcement came during a meeting at the REAP House in Karachi, where the PNSC Chairperson Sultan Ahmed Chawla and […]
