Pakistan is likely to miss export target of mango largely for second consecutive year as the country has only exported 73000 tons out of the target of 0.15 million tons of the fruit so far. Exporters of mango, who faced…
Tobacco is a cash crop of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, mostly being cultivated in Buner, Swabi, Mardan, Charssada and Manshera areas with a large variety of Virginia tobacco. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government earns a hefty Rs 50-60billion in federal excise duty, while nearly…
Pakistan”s import of pulses hit $433.436 million in fiscal year 2011-12 which is higher by 8 percent or $30.317 million because the weather effects shortened the crops yield nearly 65 percent, importers said Friday. “Severe weather hit the country”s pulses…
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Friday awarded tender for the import of 50,000 ton of urea at 419.39 dollars per ton. TCP is importing urea on the directives of Economic Co-ordination Committee of the cabinet to avoid any shortage…
The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Friday said that Kabul and Swat rivers are flowing in low and medium flood. According to daily FFC report, all main rivers Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal while Kabul river…
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) paid nearly Rs 7 billion to 27 mills, procuring sugar, easing their financial problems and building up the country”s strategic reserves. Sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that so far TCP had procured 130,000…
In compliance with the verdict of Peshawar High Court (PHC), the City District Administrative has devised a comprehensive strategy for carrying out crackdown against smuggling of cattle and poultry products to neighbouring Afghanistan. A joint plan would be pursued by…
Shopkeepers and wholesalers have purchased sugar from Utility Stores Corporation (USC) in large quantities resulting in severe shortage of sugar at utility stores. “Due to high demand of sugar during Ramazan and poor checks by the USC management on its…
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is learnt to have decided to write a letter to the Iranian government, requesting it to arrange a visit of an inspection tteam to examine wheat quality Iran recently again agreed, in…
In an attempt to prevent more import of rice, Iran has increased import duty on the product from 45 percent to 90 percent hurting rice exports from India and Pakistan. Pakistan, which had already lost major share of the foreign…
