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BoI urges KCCI to invest in
agro-based industries
The Board of
Investment (BoI) has urged the members of the Karachi Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to invest in agro-based
industries and foodstuff sector.
Saturday, February-28-2004
Wheat crisis to be
over after arrival of new crop
Sindh Food and
Agriculture Minister Arif Mustafa Jatoi for the first time
conceded that the province is faced with wheat crisis and
hoped that it would be over shortly with the arrival of new
crop.
Saturday, February-28-2004
SAB flays
Australian wheat deal
President, Sindh
Abadgar Board, Abdul Majeed Nizamani, has strongly criticised
0.15 million tons wheat deal with Australia, feared to cost Rs
1.5 billion loss to the country.
Saturday, February-28-2004
Poultry business sees
signs of revival
The poultry
business in the city has started to pick up again after facing
a severe crisis on reports regarding the alleged outbreak of
bird flu, which caused a loss of over Rs 1 billion to the
sector in a span of one month, traders and industry sources
said here Friday.
Saturday, February-28-2004
PSMA mulling
abrupt mills closure
The Pakistan Sugar
Mills Association (PSMA) is considering abrupt closure of
mills in protest against what it called 'devastating
situation' which has left the industry in complete disarray.
Saturday, February-28-2004
SGA seeks
probe against sugar mills
Sugarcane Growers
Association (SGA) has made an appeal to government to initiate
probe into the complaints of sugarcane growers regarding under
weighing & underpayment charges against all sugar mills in
Punjab through National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Saturday, February-28-2004
Cotton
standardisation to be carried out in country
Efforts are under
way to establish fiber testing laboratories equipped with high
volume instrument throughout the cotton belt in order to
facilitate the private sector in instrumental valuation of
cotton.
Saturday, February-28-2004
Lively cotton trading
before holidays, as prices firm up
Some pace in cotton
trading was marked, presumably due to a perceived threat the
New York cotton futures' abrupt jump infused in buyers, the
relevant sources said.
Saturday, February-28-2004
NGO offers agri
training to farmers
Regional Director,
Reformer Development Organisation (RDO) Sayed Shafqat Ali Shah
has said that his organisation is arranging workshops through
NGOs to teach and train agriculturists and "haris" (growers)
in better utilisation of land and attainment of higher
production.
Friday, February-27-2004
Kinno exporters claim
trial orders from Russia
Pakistan
Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) sponsored
delegation of kinno exporters, which visited Russia, has
claimed to secure initial trial orders of kinno, to be shipped
during February-March that may envisage more orders during
current season.
Friday, February-27-2004
FAP urges government
to safeguard interests of sugarcane growers
Farmers Associates
Pakistan (FAP) has demanded of the government to take
immediate steps to safeguard the interests of sugarcane
growers.
Friday, February-27-2004
Nil trading in
ready cotton
Trading was
reported nil in cotton on Thursday during normal business
hours though DMR reported a couple of deals struck on
Wednesday, the relevant sources said.
Friday, February-27-2004
Trading
Corporation floats soyabean oil tender
Trading Corporation
of Pakistan (TCP) has floated a tender for the sale of 8,350
metric tons soyabean oil imported under Japanese non-project
grant.
Friday, February-27-2004
Wheat support price
Sindh government on
Thursday announced the support price of wheat for the year
2003-04.
Friday, February-27-2004
Australian
High Commissioner discusses wheat issue with minister
The High
Commissioner of Australia Howard Brown called on Minister for
Food and Agriculture Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind and discussed
with him issues arising from imported wheat from Australia.
Friday, February-27-2004
Fresh fruit prices show
unprecedented hike
The prices of fresh
fruit in retail have registered unprecedented hike due to the
shortage created by short seasonal crops.
Friday, February-27-2004
Unisame to
arrange poultry walk on March 7
In support of
poultry industry the Union of Small & Medium Enterprises
(Unisame) has arranged a walk at Boat Basin on Sunday, March
7, 2004.
Friday, February-27-2004
Two Mirpurkhas mills
barred for wheat stock selling outside city
Two flour mills of
Mirpurkhas were barred from selling their wheat stock outside
the city after Food officials unearthed big quantity of wheat
in a raid on Wednesday.
Friday, February-27-2004
Inclusion of black
tea in ATT list flayed
Pakistan Tea
Association has expressed great shock and surprise on the
inclusion of black tea in the list goods covered by Afghan
Transit Trade agreement.
Friday, February-27-2004
Banks to provide
loans to tobacco growers
During a meeting of
the Agriculture Credit Advisory Committee of the State Bank of
Pakistan (SBP) it was decided that banks would provide
Agriculture Production Loans to tobacco growers against the
agreement executed by them with the tobacco companies.
Friday, February-27-2004
Rejected
Australian wheat may be re-tested
Pakistani
authorities said on Wednesday they were ready to re-examine
two rejected Australian wheat cargoes of around 80,000 tonnes
if a third shipment tested negative for any contamination.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Asian bird flu cull rises to
100m: FAO
Some 100 million
birds have been culled to combat bird flu in 10 Asian nations,
but tighter bio-security and control campaigns are needed to
contain the virus, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Poultry sector
assured of government help
Punjab government
has assured the poultry sector of the province that it would
provide all-out assistance and financially rehabilitate the
poultry sector, which has been severely affected by false
propaganda of bird flu virus.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Removal of ghee from DTRE
scheme, ATT negative list flayed
Riaz Ahmed Tata,
President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FPCCI), has urged the Finance Minister and CBR
Chairman to reverse the decisions to exclude vegetable ghee
and cooking oil units from the DTRE scheme.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Pakistan palm oil demand
expected to rise
Palm oil demand in
Pakistan is expected to rise in the coming week despite high
international prices, because of low stocks, dealers said on
Wednesday.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Substandard
ghee production on rise
The government has
miserably failed to control production of substandard
ghee/cooking oil. Rather, the officials' half-hearted warnings
of strict action on production and marketing of low quality
ghee/cooking oil have worked otherwise.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Procedure laid down to
claim potato export freight subsidy
The Export
Promotion Bureau notified on Wednesday that the 25 percent
concession approved by the Government of Pakistan on the
actual freight paid on export of 250,000 tons potatoes.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Mauritius to buy
1,000 tonnes potatoes
Mauritius has
expressed interest in importing potatoes from Pakistan on the
condition that they should originate from Punjab region.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Strict ban on
deep-sea fishing demanded
Speakers at a
seminar held here on Wednesday opposed deep-sea fishing in
Pakistan's territorial waters and urged the government to
revise its policy in the interest of public in general and
fisheries sector in particular.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Farmers complain
of water theft
Growers of seven
Dehs of Badin taluka have accused irrigation officials of the
Kadhan sub-division, Akram Wah division, of selling their
share of water to landlords of the upstream of Noor
Distributary, Kazia Wah.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Plan to remodel Sindh
farm research centres designed
All the 17
institutions of agriculture research in Sindh will be
remodelled on commercial lines to make them commercially
viable units.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Sindh cotton
crop estimated around 2.2 million bales
Size of cotton crop
2003-04 would be around 2.2 million bales in Sindh despite
heavy pest attack and poor availability of water according to
revised statistic released by the Agriculture extension here
on Wednesday.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Anomalous situation in
cotton market
The trading dipped
completely on the cotton market as observation of Muharram
began and spinners sidelined ahead of long holidays, relevant
sources informed on Wednesday. The yarn continues to
discourage spinners to strike new deals, they added.
Thursday, February-26-2004
Flour price moves up by
Rs50 per 80 kg bag
Flour prices (atta
No. 2.5 chakki) have further risen by Rs50 per 80 kg bag on
Tuesday to Rs1,125 from Rs1,075 on Monday owing to looming
crisis of wheat in Sindh followed by government's rejection of
two cargoes of Australian wheat of around 80,000 tons as it
was contaminated by the Karnal bunt fungus.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
14 items added to ATT list:
ECC removes ghee from DTRE regime
The Economic
Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed 14
more items to pass through Pakistan under Afghan Transit
Trade, approved 25 percent freight subsidy for potatoes,
sanctioned one-window facility for investors under Board of
Investment.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Tobacco growers to get
loans
The State Bank (SBP)
has directed all commercial banks to provide agriculture
production loans to the tobacco growers against the agreement
executed with them by the tobacco companies.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Cotton hedge trade
not un-Islamic: Law Division
The Law Division
has said that hedge trading was not against the Islamic mode
of trade and it could be allowed for cotton trading, an
official of the Food Ministry said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Lint prices start rising
on supply fears
Cotton market on
Tuesday showed steady trend as ginners again kept to the
sidelines followed by reports of higher world prices and
pressure on ready supplies.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Fake
fertiliser factory sealed
The pesticides
vigilance staff of Agriculture department detected a fake
fertiliser manufacture factory and seized large quantity of
Uni.-zinc and 11 pesticides products.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Wheat prices shoot up
in Sindh
The prices of wheat
and wheat flour unprecedented increase throughout the Sindh
province following the rejection of 75,000 tonnes of
Australian imported wheat when it was found fungus ridden and
short of protein and gluten percentage.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Australian team to check
wheat cargoes
Australian analysts
are heading to Pakistan to help examine wheat cargoes that
Pakistani authorities say are contaminated with the Karnal
bunt fungus, an official said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Minister sees no
danger of bird flu
Punjab Minister for
Livestock and Dairy Development Syed Haroon Ahmad Sultan on
Tuesday reiterated that there was no danger of bird flu in the
country.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Fishermen hold demo
Fishermen,
protesting against the alleged corruption, mal-administration
and illegal recruitments, staged a demonstration outside the
venue of a crucial meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) at the fish harbour on
Tuesday.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
Palm oil ends mixed
Malaysian crude
palm oil (CPO) futures ended mixed on Tuesday as players took
profits on four straight days of gains powered by rival soy
oil.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
High demand
keeps Pakistani rice prices firm
High rice prices in
Pakistan have halted exports and dealers said on Tuesday the
market would rise further in the weeks ahead as demand had
increased locally due to a shortage of wheat.
Wednesday, February-25-2004
No bird flu in Punjab
reported: minister
Punjab Minister for
Livestock and Dairy Development, Syed Haroon Sultan Bokhari
has categorically said that bird flu virus was not found in
any part of the province.
Wednesday,
February-25-2004
PPA seminar
Pakistan Poultry
Association (PPA), Punjab Zone, is organising a seminar on the
topic of "Overview of the Poultry Industry & Bird Flu in
Pakistan" here on Wednesday (February 25).
Wednesday,
February-25-2004
UAE allows import of
Pakistani potatoes without reefer containers during winter
The United Arab
Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn restriction on the import of
potato from Pakistan only in reefer containers during the
winter season.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Pakistan
rejects Australian wheat
Pakistan has
rejected two cargoes of Australian wheat totalling around
80,000 tons as it was contaminated by the Karnal bunt fungus,
the agriculture minister said on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Sugar mills start early
repayment of loans
An abrupt change
has been witnessed in the mode of repayment by sugar mills in
Sindh against loans obtained by them from the banking sector
to meet their financial requirements every year.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Higher crop figure keeps
prices down
Cotton prices on
Monday eased further as both spinners and mills adhered to the
sideline encouraged apparently by the official report of
higher crop figure of 10 million bales.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Bit lots trading in cotton
market
Bit lots purchases
were marked on the cotton market as prices maintained
downswing on Monday amid hopes of further rise in return of
spinners numbers, relevant sources said.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Cotton hedge trading
under KCA likely
The government may
consider allowing Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) to start
Hedge Trading, said Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and
Livestock, Sardar Mohammad Rind, on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Najaf re-elected Reap
chairman
Syed Najaf Hussain
Shah was re-elected as Chairman of Rice Exporters Association
(Reap) for 2004-05 on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Rs 20 million paid as
Thatta Sugar Mills staff part of salaries
Sindh Minister for
Commerce and Industries Muhammad Adil Siddiqui distributed Rs
20 million among 902 employees of Thatta Sugar Mills as part
payment of their dues at the Circuit House Thatta on Sunday.
Tuesday,
February-24-2004
Failure to counter
rumours about poultry
A few weeks back,
the federal government had announced the launching of media
campaign to allay the apprehensions of the public about the
consumption of poultry.
Monday,
February-23-2004
No need to shun chicken
meat
Pakistan Poultry
Association (PPA) has asked the citizen to consume chicken
without any fear as it causes no harm to human health. The
Association denied presence of bird flu in locally available
poultry.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Licences of Sindh
wheat traders cancelled
The licences of
wheat traders in Sindh have been cancelled with immediate
effect and now only Food Department will procure wheat crop,
Sindh Secretary Food Department Muhammad Parhiyar said on
Sunday.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Trading remains
depressed on cotton market
Trading in cotton
remained depressed primarily because of eager wait for the
ginners statement on arrival and then two major players' wait
for outcome of assessment committee meeting in Multan on
February 21, 2004.
Monday,
February-23-2004
ANALYSIS:
spinners squeeze cotton market to lower purchase averages
The Pakistan Cotton
Ginners' Association has declared total seed-cotton arrivals
equivalent of 9.39 million local bales up to February, 15,
2004 against 9.57 million bales of same period of last season,
a shortfall of 1.93 percent. Details are as under.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Tree plantation
in Punjab to get maximum funds
The forest
department has evolved a forest policy 2004 under which
maximum funds would be spent on tree plantation in Punjab.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Pakistan becomes
fifth largest milk producer in world
Pakistan has become
the fifth largest milk producer in the world with a total
production of 27.8 billion litres annually.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Model fish marketing centres in
offing
In order to provide
quality fish at reduced rates to the people, the provincial
government has decided to set up Model Fish Marketing Centres
and some more hatcheries in all the big cities and extend
soft-term loans to the farmers for increasing production.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Corruption in
Sindh food department exposed
The anti-corruption
department raided the grain warehouse located at Pipri and
Landhi and recovered 98,000 white bags, including 83,221 newly
arrived Punjab wheat, which has exposed the corruption and
mismanagement in the Sindh food department.
Monday,
February-23-2004
Sindh governor wants
end to propaganda against poultry industry
Sindh Governor Dr
Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for ending the effects of
negative propaganda against the poultry industry and said it
was unnecessary to fear and avoid eating chicken meat.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Farmers may get
credit cards for input purchase
The State Bank is
considering to prepare a new set of regulations for
agriculture sector while banks are preparing to issue
'Agriculture Credit Cards' enabling the farmers to buy their
required inputs, said SBP Governor Dr Ishrat Husain on
Saturday.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Official cotton
production estimate: 10 million bales
Modest trading was
noted on the cotton market but the pace of sales ginners would
like to prevail was considerably restricted, relevantsources
reported. The sources advised to lift results from the DMR.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Growers to be
provided low mark-up loans: Prime Minister
OKARA (February 22
2004): Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that
the government is planning to provide low mark-up loans to the
growers to help them
increase production of food and fibre crops in the country.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Agri research: MoU signed
with Australia
Pakistan and
Australia have decided to co-operate in the field of
agricultural research.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and the Australian
Centre for International Research for co-operation
here on Saturday.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Inter-institutional linkage in agri sector research a must
State Minister for
Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Haji Sikandar Hayat Bosan on
Saturday underlined the need for institutional co-operation in
research activities on mango describing it as an integral part
of country's agriculture sector.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Default in payment to
cane growers
Court cases are
being lodged against nine sugar mills for defaulting payment
of Rs 213,071 to growers for their produce supplied to these
mills.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
No need to shun
chicken meat: PPA
Pakistan Poultry
Association (PPA) has asked the citizen to consume chicken
without any fear as it causes no harm to human health.
Sunday,
February-22-2004
Palm oil higher
Malaysian crude
palm oil (CPO) futures broke the 1,950-ringgit-a tonne
psychological barrier on Friday and dealers said the market
was poised for new five-year highs of 2,000 ringgit.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Farm trade nations to
meet in Costa Rica
The 17-nation
Cairns Group of agricultural exporters meets in Costa Rica
next week to discuss ways to kick-start the stalled Doha round
of global trade liberalisation negotiations, Australia said on
Friday.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Cotton ordinance yet to be
enforced: Standardization
Ministry for Food,
Agriculture and Livestock has failed to get the Cotton
Standardization Ordinance 2002, enforced even after
one-and-half-year of its promulgation thanks to redtape.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Bird flu crisis deepens
with new outbreaks
Bird flu’s grip on
Asia tightened Friday with new outbreaks in China as well as
Thailand where the deadly virus was also detected in a
leopard, a tiger and two domestic cats..
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Smeda asked to
provide aid to poultry industry
Bird flu
apprehensions have badly affected the country's poultry
industry and if adequate support is not provided to the
industry it would take a long time to recover from the
setback.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
MoU signed with
Australia for agri research
Australia and
Pakistan has decided to co-operate in the field of
agricultural research including raised bed technology and best
prescription to waterlogged and saline lands.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Cotton growers to get
reasonable prices
The government has
evolved a policy to ensure reasonable prices to the cotton
growers to save them from any hardship.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Punjab Cotton Mills
gives up move for assets sale
On the directive of
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Punjab
Cotton Mills has withdrawn a resolution from its Annual
General Meeting (AGM) for sale of its assets.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Ill-timed wheat
import to cause Rs 825 million loss
The national
exchequer is bound to suffer a loss of around Rs 825 million
because of the ill-timed and costly import of wheat from
Australia.
Saturday,
February-21-2004
Buyers still hesitant
in cotton market
Modest support was
noted on the cotton market as spinners were still reluctant to
go full swing awaiting drastic cut in prices, relevant sources
said.
Friday,
February-20-2004
ANALYSIS: downside
pronounced in cotton market
Expectations of
better output of domestic crop, lower advices from the New
York futures market in recent weeks and decreasing yarn prices
both here and abroad have brought a downturn in the cotton
market.
Friday,
February-20-2004
Enquiry
committees formed in food department
Sindh government
has constituted three enquiry committees in Food Department to
conduct enquiries into misappropriation and shortage of wheat
for the last four years.
Friday,
February-20-2004
Directorate of food
clarifies news item
A spokesman for the
directorate of food, Karachi region, has clarified that a news
item which has appeared in a section of press, not Business
Recorder, regarding restoration of wheat quota to 14 flour
mills involved in hoarding is not correct.
Friday,
February-20-2004
Trading
Corporation sells beef packer tallow
The Trading
Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Thursday auctioned 3,400
tonnes of beef packer tallow and fetched over Rs 98 million as
its
price.
Friday,
February-20-2004
Saudi Arabia presents 200 tons
dates to Pakistan
The Government of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has presented 200 tons of dates of
the Government of Pakistan as a gift here on Wednesday.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Sindh government to
ensure supply of quality flour
In order to
overcome the present flour/wheat crisis in the city, the Sindh
government, in collaboration with City District Government
Karachi (CDGK), has decided to ensure adequate supply of
quality flour at reasonable prices to the retail shops and
Bachat Bazars.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
TCP to suffer losses as sugar prices
fall in world market
The prolonged
holding of 200,000 tons of sugar procured from mills will
increase the financial cost as well as the quantum of losses
to Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) due to falling sugar
prices in the international market.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Cotton output below last
year's level
Cotton production
has come close to last year's figures raising hopes for the
country to achieve the export target of 12.1 billion dollars,
with a
big boost from the textile industry.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Listless trading in cotton market
Spinners have
adopted a wait and see attitude in view of the fact that yarn
is not showing any improvement, relevant sources said.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Wheat up on grain market
Guwar registered a
loss and wheat showed modest gain on the grain markets where a
couple of the commodities also underwent variations on
the seed and grain wholesale markets on Wednesday (February
18, 2004).
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Fauji Sugar Mills sold for Rs 310
million
Fauji Sugar Mills,
Tando Mohammad Khan, has been sold to a private party.
According to sources, the mill has been sold for Rs 310
million.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
CCAC meeting to find out reasons for
decline in cotton crop output
The Cotton Crop
Assessment Committee (CCAC) is meeting on February 21 in
Multan to find out reasons for decline in cotton crop
production this year.
Thursday,
February-19-2004
Pakistani rice prices jump
as supplies held back
Pakistani rice
prices rose in the past week, mainly on slow supply, but they
are expected to slip in coming days given a lack of export
orders amid much cheaper Vietnamese and Thai grain, exporters
said on Tuesday.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Strategy to be evolved for
achieving rice target
The government has
formulated a viable strategy for enhancing rice production to
achieve the target set for the year 2003-04.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
No evidence of bird flu virus
in NWFP: minister
The NWFP Minister
for Health Inayatullah has rejected rumours about the
prevalence of bird flu virus in the province, saying there was
no evidence of alien influenza in the province.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Piaf welcomes horse show
Pakistan Industrial
& Traders Associations Front (Piaf) while welcoming holding of
National Horse & Cattle show, has said that the event would
promote livestock sector that would help check the shortage of
meat.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
PQA relaxes storage
charges for wheat from Australia
The Port Qasim
Authority (PQA) has relaxed storage charges for 150,000 tonnes
of wheat, to be imported from Australia by the Ministry of
Food and Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal).
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Cotton market in doldrums
The spinners took
to the sidelines on the cotton market in the hope that
production might touch 10 million bales; and yarn was stated
to have lost Rs 20 per bundle, relevant sources said.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Parc chief stresses experts-growers
co-ordination
Chairman, Pakistan
Agricultural Research Council, Dr Badaruddin Soomro has said
that agricultural sector of the country can be upgraded and
modernised only by enhanced research based on experiences and
requirements of growers instead of isolated work by scientists.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Canadian companies asked to
invest in food processing sector
Commerce Minister
Humayun Akhtar Khan has asked the Canadian companies to invest
in the food processing sector in Pakistan that offer great
opportunities to the foreign investors.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Cotton output below last year's
level
Cotton production
has come close to last year's figures raising hopes for the
country to achieve the export target of 12.1 billion dollars,
with a big boost from the textile industry.
Wednesday,
February-18-2004
Cotton trading gains
momentum in higher arrival expectations
Cotton market is
showing momentum as spinners have been lifting some bales on
daily basis irrespective of the price, relevant sources said
on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-17-2004
ANALYSIS: restoration of cotton
hedge market
During British
government rule in Indian subcontinent, agricultural land
running in thousands of acres was leased out to companies
owned and operated by foreigners, specially British, on
long-term basis extending to 49 years and 99 years.
Tuesday,
February-17-2004
NBP to help promote farm sector
National Bank of
Pakistan is extending its full co-operation and guidance to
the farmers and cultivators for promotion of agriculture
sector in Sialkot district.
Tuesday,
February-17-2004
Japan complains about impurities in
Pakistani food products
Japan has
complained about the presence of an organic element in food
consignments, especially in chili and pepper products exported
from Pakistan.
Tuesday,
February-17-2004
Cotton market dawdles amid frequent price adjustments
The cotton sellers' excuses to make most of the remaining few lakh bales in stock, did not materialise owing to China with big list of shopping still to be seen on market venues, market sources said.
Monday,
February-16-2004
Breed uplift plan to boost livestock output
Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department, on the special directive of Chief Minister Punjab has devised "breed improvement plan" for nucleus stud stocks and insemination of improved germ-plasm through artificial insemination.
Monday,
February-16-2004
ANALYSIS: bearish trend on cotton market extends on larger crop perception
It was a surprise when unexpectedly this writer saw cotton on plants, in roadside collection centres and on trucks on the road in Hyderabad, Sanghar and Hala cotton.
Monday,
February-16-2004
Consumption of fish in country very low
The consumption of fish at 1.6 kilogram per capita in Pakistan is very low as compared to 24-kg in Japan, 20-kg in Europe, USA, Germany, UK and France.
Monday,
February-16-2004
Proposals for improvement in rice output discussed
A meeting of the Rice Advisory Board was held in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock under the chairmanship of Sindh Minister for Agriculture on Saturday.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Mauritius to buy 1,000 tonnes potatoes
Mauritius will purchase 1,000 tonnes of potatoes from Pakistan as the commodity is in surplus, at present.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Four panels set up to probe missing Sindh wheat
Sindh Food Secretary Amir Ali Perihar has constituted four committees to investigate the matter of missing wheat worth Rs 82 million from the provincial godowns and faulty releases made to the millers in 2003.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Trading Corporation sells 10,000 tonnes soybean oil
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Saturday disposed of 10,000 metric tonnes imported soybean oil for more than Rs 485.077 million through auction.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Over 2000 bales change hands on cotton market
Over 2000 bales changed hands on cotton market on Saturday as prices showed firm trend, relevant sources said. The rates in ready, however, maintained higher trend depicting caution that price rise could be expected, they added.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
PPA seeks government support to promote chicken export
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has urged the government to patronise the local poultry industry by extending it maximum incentives so as to give a much needed boost to the export of Pakistani chicken.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Cotton output down by 3.6 percent in January
The cotton crop showed a production of 8.869 million bales till last month, depicting a shortfall of 3.6 percent as compared to the corresponding period last year.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
China to help Pakistan overcome damage caused by bird flu
China has allocated special fund to provide emergency aid to Pakistan and five other Asian countries to cover the damage caused by bird flu.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Bird flu drive termed brainchild of western media
Terming the bird flu campaign a brainchild of western media and an attempt to destroy the Pakistani poultry market, the Pakistan.
Sunday,
February-15-2004
Growers urged to get orchards protected
Mango researchers and experts stressed upon the growers for more vigilance because mango orchards have now entered the crucial stage of flowering and due to adverse humid climates.
Saturday,
February-14-2004
Drive launched to dispel bird flu fears
The poultry farmers here have launched a province-wide drive to dispel the fear that poultry products are unsafe for human consumption.
Saturday,
February-14-2004
Plant regeneration can complement conventional breeding
Plant regeneration by cell and tissue culture technique can complement conventional breeding procedure and provided plants can be regenerated in a large number.
Saturday,
February-14-2004
Some trading takes place on cotton market as prices firm up
Some trading in cotton was marked as prices firmed locally and got a boost in New York cotton market futures, relevant sources said on Friday.
Saturday,
February-14-2004
Relief package for poultry sector demanded
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has asked the government to announce a "Special Relief Package" for the rehabilitation of crisis hit poultry sector of Pakistan.
Saturday,
February-14-2004
Rice exporting states meeting on February 17
Officials from the world's five leading rice exporting countries Thailand, China, India, Pakistan and Vietnam will gather at their ministerial meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on February 17 to discuss issues relating to rice export policies, according to the trade ministry.
Friday,
February-13-2004
No shortage of flour in Punjab: PFMA
Pakistan Flour Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has stressed that there is no shortage of flour in any area of the province and the wheat flour availability in the market is satisfactory.
Friday,
February-13-2004
Ministry opposes ban on flour transportation to Kabul
The food ministry has opposed ban on transportation of flour to Afghanistan saying the action can adversely hit Pakistan's interest in all senses.
Friday,
February-13-2004
District government takes steps to promote farm sector on modern lines
The Sialkot District Government has opted special measures for the promotion and expansion of agriculture on modern and scientific lines in the district.
Friday,
February-13-2004
ANALYSIS: decline continues in cotton market
Prices in the cotton market have declined by Rs 100 to Rs 150 per mound (37.32 kgs) over the last two weeks and are portending further weakness during the next few days.
Friday,
February-13-2004
Bearish trend inhibits spot cotton trading
A solo sales deal was reported on the cotton market owing primarily to EU decision to withdraw GSP facility for Pak clothing and anti-dumping duty on bed linen exports, relevant sources said.
Friday,
February-13-2004
Strategy demanded against 'Quick Decline' mango disease
The Mango Growers Association has urged the government for immediately streamlining strategy against rapid spread of chronic disease of quick decline which had destroyed orchards on very large scale in last
season.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Flour mills withdraw shutter-down notice
Flour mills in Sindh have withdrawn their ultimatum to pull down their shutters. The millers took this decision after a meeting with Provincial Food Minister Arif Mustafa Jatoi on Wednesday.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Shakarganj Mills mobilises Rs 1.4 billion for expansion
Shakarganj Mills Ltd (SML) has raised Rs 1.4 billion through local banks and financial institutions to expand its existing plant increasing its crushing and industrial alcohol capacity.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Government to promote conservation technologies in agriculture sector
Punjab Minister for Agriculture Arshad Khan Lodhi has said that the present government is committed to promote conservation technologies in agriculture sector.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Rs 5.35 billion loans disbursed to small farmers
Punjab government has disbursed loans worth over 5.35 billion of rupees for rabi crop, which would help out small farmers for the purchase of seed, fertiliser and pesticides etc.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Trading zero as bears take over cotton market
Sharp setback in cotton prices sidelined buyers of cotton to take a breather before returning to market, relevant sources said. The buying support was zero on Wednesday, they said.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Provinces asked to ensure smooth supply of flour
Taking serious notice of flour shortage, the Cabinet on Wednesday asked the provincial governments and the Food and Agriculture Ministry to ensure smooth supply of the commodity, keeping a check on the prices.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
SRO issued on poultry import ban
The Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday issued an SRO which said that the government has imposed ban, with immediate effect, on import of poultry and poultry products from 11 countries.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Government to promote handicrafts
The Punjab government will promote various products, especially the handicrafts manufactured by industrial co-operative societies, said the Provincial Minister for Co-operatives Colonel Malik Mohammad Anwar Khan (Retd).
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Poultry farmers advised to adopt scientific methods
The Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the poultry farmers to adopt scientific methods and maintain hygienic conditions and carry out vaccination, as advised, to avoid any infection.
Thursday,
February-12-2004
Companies cut down tobacco purchase demand by 32 percent
The tobacco companies have cut down their demand of tobacco by 32 percent for the current calendar year, sources in Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) told Business Recorder on Tuesday.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Export
demand keeps Pakistani rice prices higher
Pakistan rice
prices were firm last week and are expected to stay strong in
the days ahead because of increased orders from Africa,
exporters said on Tuesday.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Hoarders restrict wheat supply
Hoarders have added fuel to the fire in wheat shortage in Sindh as they have restricted release of stocks in the market.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Proposals to develop sugarcane sector
Sugarcane Growers Association of Mamoo Kanjan and a team of consultants have said to have evolved a new system under which both small growers and sugar producers can benefit and prosper.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Spot prices slide further on cotton market
Trading in cotton resumed after Eid holidays though in a modest way as prices showed softening trend following sharp retreat in world rates, relevant sources said on Tuesday.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Wheat shortage may imperil food security plan
Continuous shortage in wheat production might imperil the food security plan launched by the government in the country, particularly in the Sindh province.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Cotton crisis and PSF price hike hit $100 million export orders
About $100 million worth export orders have been hit by cotton crisis and high rise in polyester staple fibre prices in the country.
Wednesday,
February-11-2004
Punjab to buy every grain of wheat crop on fixed prices: Bosan
The Punjab government along with the private sector, would buy every grain of the incoming wheat crop on the fixed prices, said Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikander Hayat Bosan on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Avian Influenza in poultry: government launching media drive to counter hype
The government has decided to launch a media campaign to dispel the wrong impression that consumption of poultry and its products are not safe for human consumption.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Wheat sowing surpasses target
Wheat sowing has been completed over an area of 8.195 million hectares surpassing the set target of 8.183 million hectares for the year 2003-04.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Faisalabad Agriculture University to be linked with Indian varsities
Pakistan is not afraid of WTO regime as it decided to extend its co-operation in agriculture sector with Saarc member countries particularly, with India, and affiliate the Agricultural University Faisalabad with the universities of Ludhiana and Haryana of India.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
$390,000 FAO aid to control bird flu
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has approved an emergency assistance worth $390,000 as grant-in-aid for the control of Avian Influenza in the country.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
New agriculture uplift plan in the offing
A medium-term national agricultural uplift plan worth Rs 116.2 billion is in the offing that will enhance the existing storage capacity of the country by 5.6 MAF of water.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Spot rate falls, but no news of cotton buyers
Whether deals had been struck was not received from leading stations belying the hope that some change of hands was likely today, relevant sources said on Monday.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Canola oil
import
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has launched recovery drive against the importers of canola oil whose consignments were released under wrong headings of Pakistan Customs Tariff (2003-2004) to evade duty.
Tuesday,
February-10-2004
Country produces 2 million tonnes of citrus fruits annually
About 2 million tonnes of citrus fruits is produced annually across the country, said Senior Scientific Officer, National Agricultural Development Center, Dr Hafeez-ur-Rehman.
Monday,
February-09-2004
Poultry business in NWFP on decline
The already on decline poultry business in the NWFP plunged into further crisis after Sarhad Poultry Farm Association decided to stop buying of day-old broiler chickens.
Monday,
February-09-2004
Poultry rates reduced further
The Karachi Poultry Wholesalers Association, which held an emergency meeting here on Sunday
evening.
Monday,
February-09-2004
ANALYSIS: bearish conditions prevail in local and foreign cotton market
Due to Eid festival holidays the Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association (PCGA) could not make available cotton statistics for the second fortnight of January, 2004 to the cotton trade.
Monday,
February-09-2004
Traders awaken to facts of life in cotton market
The two day trading on market opening did not fare as expected, as phone calls received by brokers did not convey any thing more than just Eid greetings and comments on developments on country's political fronts.
Monday,
February-09-2004
APCPA demands capping cotton and yarn exports
All Pakistan Cotton Powerlooms Association (APCPA) has expressed grave concern over the price hike and non-availability of quality yarn counts in domestic market and strongly demanded imposition of ceiling over export of cotton.
Monday,
February-09-2004
Pakistan hopes to export rice to China
Pakistan has formally approached the Chinese government seeking quarantine certificate to introduce its high quality rice in that market.
Sunday,
February-08-2004
Cotton market in limbo second day running
There was no marked change of hands in cotton deals in the market second day running, following almost one full week's closure on various counts, relevant sources said on Saturday.
Sunday,
February-08-2004
Autarky in farm output must for economic prosperity: PARC
No nation can have strong foundation and economic prosperity without achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture production, said Dr Badruddin Soomro, chairman, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) here on Saturday.
Sunday,
February-08-2004
Poultry products sales down by 70 percent
Poultry business has suffered badly in Karachi due to bird flu as 70 percent decline has been recorded so far in the sale of poultry products and around 50,000 people associated with this business are under the threat of losing their jobs.
Sunday,
February-08-2004
Sindh receives 50,000 tonnes wheat from Punjab
Sindh has received the first consignment of 50,000 tonnes wheat from Punjab as part of mutually agreed formula to meet the needs of the former. This would improve supply position of Sindh Food Department.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Doubts raised on auction of market committees' assets
To overshadow the reports of massive financial mismanagement and corruption in fruit and vegetable markets the Provincial Agriculture Ministry, instead of giving mature consideration to reports, has decided to auction the entire market committee assets through open auction.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Poultry business starts picking up
The sale of chicken meat, which was declared harmful for human consumption, is again in full swing and the poultry business has started gaining momentum.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Wheat import tender cancelled
Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corp (Passco) has cancelled a tender to import 150,000 tonnes of milling wheat following a review of domestic supplies, an official said on Friday.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
KBP appeals to Prime Minister
Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) is going to make a formal request to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali for sparing some time for KBP representative delegation so that he could be apprised about the problems confronting to agriculture community of Pakistan.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Growers seek to increase interaction with Indian farmers
Pakistani growers are keen to increase their interaction with the farmers of India so as to promote co-operation in agriculture sector between India and Pakistan.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
3.5 million sacrificial animal skins to provide quality leather
The Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Plgmea) has said that skins of about 3.5 million sacrificial animals in the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Holiday mood still lingers in the cotton market
The dealers upped their shutters on Friday on the cotton market expecting good going after long Eid and Kashmir Day holidays, relevant sources said.
Saturday,
February-07-2004
Cotton production likely to fall short of target
Cotton production is likely to fall short of the target as the arrival at the ginneries as on January 31 was recorded at 9.2 million bales against 8.9 million bales of January 15.
Friday,
February-06-2004
Heavy duty on edible oil import hits ghee industry
The entire ghee industry in Pakistan has been paralysed reportedly by heavy burden of duty structure imposed by the government which is almost 75 percent of the C&F value.
Friday,
February-06-2004
Ministry asked to cancel wheat tender
The Prime Minister Secretariat has taken strong exception to ill-timed move to import wheat and directed the food ministry to cancel the second tender of 0.15 million.
Friday,
February-06-2004
Buying interest ebbs on cotton market
Cotton buying interest remained low in early trading in view of forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha straining transport ( movement of sacrificial cattle squeezing out cotton loading) nudging spinners to sidelines during the week ended January 31, 2004.
Monday,
February-02-2004
PCGA opposes cotton import from India
Some textile millers have booked 300,000 bales of cotton of Shankar-6 quality when the prices of Indian cotton were 65 to 70 cent per pound, mostly for February and March delivery, of which, 50,000 bales were delivered in January.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
Extra-long weekend and bullish trend keep spinners away
Rising cost of transportation of cotton restrained buying, with spinners vexed at reports of persisting bullish trend, relevant sources said on Saturday.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
Vegetable and fruit prices shoot up
Market forces that generally play havoc, resulting in high price spiral particularly in days of festivities and rituals, are again active, as prices of vegetables and fruits have witnessed sudden rise ahead of Eid.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
Sacrificial animals prices go down
Prices of cattle have begun to register decrease after the arrival of more cows and goats from the Saraiki belt of the Punjab and Sindh.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
No more bird flu in country: PPA
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA), Sindh, on Saturday said that local poultry farms were no more in the grip of bird flu.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
Bird flu: poultry industry made to suffer due to media hype
Present outbreak of bird flu in the country is Avian Influenza of H-7 and H-9 type which is neither harmful to human health nor has any resemblance with the pernicious bird flu of type N1 and H5.
Sunday,
February-01-2004
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