Posts By DAWN
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125EnglishUrea availability for wheat crop ordered
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research asked the Ministry of National Food Security to urgently address complaints...
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113EnglishPunjab hopes to achieve 90pc of wheat sowing target this month
LAHORE: Punjab has achieved 59pc of its wheat sowing target of 16 million acres by Wednesday and the provincial authorities hope to...
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153EnglishSugar, rice godowns sealed in Mansehra
MANSEHRA: The district administration and food department launched a crackdown on sugar and rice hoarders and sealed several godowns in Thakra and...
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145EnglishPakistan’s wheat import needs will decline: FAO
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has forecast that Pakistan’s wheat import requirements would decline significantly in...
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151EnglishCall to start sugarcane crushing season
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The delay in the start of the crushing season will worsen the wheat crisis and it’s shameful for the...
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146EnglishIndia cuts basmati rice prices to spur exports
NEW DELHI: India has cut the floor price for basmati rice exports to $950 per tonne from $1,200, a government source told Reuters on...
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148EnglishMillers apprehend wheat smuggling from Punjab
LAHORE: A group of flour millers is perturbed over reports that the Punjab government is likely to fix the price of wheat...
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145EnglishNew restrictions at ports threaten country’s wheat, flour supply
KARACHI: A potential wheat and flour crisis looms for consumers after the release of imported wheat-loaded trucks from ports was suspended due...
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140EnglishWheat output estimated at over 32m tonnes
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) has fixed the wheat production target at 32.12 million tonnes for rabi season 2023-24, an...
