KARACHI: The pace of foreign loan accumulation grew in 2017 as Pakistan acquired $6.9 billion during the year in a bid …
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 …
PEW says ignoring agri sector hitting growth
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Saturday said ignoring agriculture sector is keeping millions poor and hitting …
Urea off-take jumps 44pc in Feb
LAHORE – Urea off-take in February 2018 jumped 44 percent annually, largely reflecting low-base effect. As per latest data from …
EU sugar companies struggle to survive as prices plunge post-quotas
European Union sugar companies have emerged from the cocoon of production quotas and are now fighting to survive in a …
Gas supply: Fertiliser industry demands cut in tax on feedstock
ISLAMABAD: The Fertiliser Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council has pushed the government to reduce tax on gas being used as feedstock …
FAO measures second monthly rise in food price inflation
Stronger cereals and dairy prices across the world are fuelling an increase in the rate of global food price growth, …
India may import1.5 mt wheat in 2018-19: USDA report
With the domestic production of wheat projected to dip by 3 million tonnes (mt) from the official estimates of 97 …
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 …
Date trees project in southern Punjab
ISLAMABAD: – Punjab Agriculture Department has launched a unique project of massive cultivation of date trees in southern Punjab at …