ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) on Tuesday set production targets of major Kharif crops including cotton and sugarcane. …
Cotton prices rise on strong demand
KARACHI: Cotton prices surged on Monday due to renewed demand from spinners who rushed to replenish their inventories on fear …
Rice exporters pin high hopes on Iran visit
LAHORE – A 16-member delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has left for Iran to explore trade and …
Brazil cane industry blasts Pakistan, India sugar export policies
BRASILIA: Brazil’s sugarcane industry on Thursday took aim at policies undertaken by Pakistan and India to protect local producers and …
230 wheat procurement centres set up
ISLAMABAD (APP): Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation has established about 230 wheat procurement centers across wheat growing areas in …
Raw cotton worth $55m exported in 8 months
ISLAMABAD – Raw cotton exports from the country during eight months of current financial year grew by 38pc as compared …
Rice output likely to touch 9m tonnes
LAHORE – Pakistan’s annual paddy production is likely to touch nine million tonne in next two to three years with …
Pak-Iran rice trade via Dubai continues despite PTA
LAHORE – The Pakistan and Iran bilateral trade can reach the level of $10 billion mark within very short period …
Tobacco contributes Rs114m p/a to national exchequer
Vice President Anjumn-e-Kashtkaran Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Namat Shah Roghani has said that despite being cultivated only on 0.25 percent of cultivable …
Farmers advised to sow quality cotton seed
LAHORE – Agriculture Department is striving hard to achieve target of cotton sowing on an area of six million acre, says …
Rice export surges 22.14pc in 8 months
ISLAMABAD – The export of rice from the country surged by 22.14 percent during first eight months (July-February) of current …