Russia’s wheat prices up as EU export demand recovers Russia’s wheat export prices rose further last week as demand from traders picked up following a sharp increase in benchmarks in western Europe and Chicago, analysts said on Monday. European wheat futures set a new four-month high on Monday before turning lower as reports that an […]
SPECIAL REPORT ON AGRICULTURE: REALIZING AFRICA’S POTENTIAL August 19-2013 With unprecedented interest in African agriculture, business and governments are moving towards harnessing the continent’s vast potential. What will be the game-changing innovations for African agriculture? How can financing for the sector be unlocked? With comment and insight from leading decision-makers in business, policy and development, and […]
Barter trade: Government to push ahead with wheat export to Iran August 7-2013 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has staved off the threat of US sanctions and is more concerned with United Nations restrictions in the upcoming export of wheat to Iran to clear outstanding power bills. Wheat can be supplied to Iran under barter trade and does […]
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Types of Wheat Grain Wheat is one of the most planted and harvested crops in the world. It is the principle ingredient in breads and cereals, and in the United States alone, more than 63 million acres were planted in the 2008-2009 growing season. Wheat is available in winter and spring varieties, and each type […]
Pakistan eying 25m ton wheat production this year: Aulakh MULTAN: Punjab agriculture minister Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has said that wheat production target for the Rabi season 2010-11 has been set at 25 million ton, some 1.5 million ton above the assessed national food requirement at 23.5 million ton. While talking to newsmen at Fatehpur […]
What ails Punjab’s agriculture In the pre-independence India, the Punjab province served as the food basket for the country. The Punjab province of each country still performs the same function but Pakistan’s province is doing it inefficiently in comparison with the other side. What ails the agriculture productivity of Pakistan’s Punjab? At the government level, […]
Government may miss 25 million tons of wheat production target Pakistan may miss the wheat production target of 25 million tons, set for 2012-13 Rabi crop season and is expected to produce a little over 24 million ton, officials said. According to reliable sources for the current Rabi season, the government has set wheat production […]
Pakistan. ‘Punjab likely to achieve wheat production target’ Punjab is likely to achieve wheat production target this year as it is estimated that the province will get a production of 18.6 million tons with an average yield of 3.89 maund per acre. This was informed to the Punjab’s caretaker Minister for Agriculture Qaiser Zulfikar in […]
Wheat procurement to start in Punjab on May 1 ISLAMABAD :- Procurement of wheat in Punjab will start on May 1 for maintaining stocks along with strategic reserves to meet domestic requirements of the country. The federal government has approved procurement of about 7.91 million tons of wheat as a bumper crop is expected in […]
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EPZA: Enabling exports KARACHI: The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) was established in 1980 with the mandate to plan, develop and operate export processing zones (EPZs) in Pakistan. EPZA is an autonomous body working under the Ministry of Industries. It has a nine member board of directors, and is tasked with setting up EPZs in […]
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Agricultural Crops of Pakistan Commercial Geography Agricultural Crops of Pakistan Friendsmania.net Introduction Agricultural activities in plain areas of Pakistan are performed in two seasons.Those crops which are cultivated before the beginning of winter season and harvested in early summer are known as “Rabi Crops”.They include wheat ,barley ,grams,oil seeds,pulses e.t.c.But those crops which are grown […]
Commodity trade in Pakistan A commodity exchange is a market where buyers and sellers of commodities can interact. Typically these exchanges offer standardised contracts with varying maturities called ‘futures contracts’. These contracts may be ‘cash settled’ or ‘physical delivery-backed’.To understand the difference between these two kinds of futures contracts, assume that party A enters a […]
Pakistan exported agricultural products worth Rs 288.18 billion last year ISLAMABAD (April 29, 2011) : Pakistan last year exported agriculture products worth Rs 288.18 billion including food grains, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, fisheries products, spices and livestock. According to Food and Agriculture Ministry (Minfal) officials Pakistan during 2009-10 exported fruits amounting to Rs 20 billions, Rs […]
Demand for Canadian wheat might improve in the aftermath of the surprising discovery of a genetically modified trait in a U.S. wheat field, but market analysts worry the incident might raise fears among buyers about North American wheat rather than just U.S. wheat. U.S. wheat exports threatened The appearance of Roundup Ready wheat volunteers in […]