Market watchers are expecting a further increase in the prices. Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman Ihsanul Haq says that cotton import was delayed due to the Brazilian authorities’ failure to timely fumigation their cotton.... He adds that some say the country ran short of the chemical used for fumigation. Meanwhile, on the ins-tructions of Prime Minis-ter Shehbaz Sharif, the FBR called an important meeting in Islamabad on Jan 13, in which an imp-ortant decision will be made on whether to maintain t

Cotton Association quoted Rs13, 580 per maund as the spot rate for the white lint, while the seed

yield of wheat will be increased by two maunds, despite fertiliser and water shortage challenges

LAHORE: Punjab has reported 1.88 per cent increase in the average paddy yield for the 2021-22 season — ending in next few days — with Rawalpindi and Sahiwal divisions performing better in the average per acre yields of basmati and non-basmati varieties.As per data shared by the Punjab Crop Reporting Service, the province has harvested a record 5. 766 million tonnes of paddy, both basmati and non-basmati varieties, 22. 31pc more than the target of 4. 480m tonnes set for the season. The improvemen

This season, wheat procurement in Punjab, which starts next week, is going to be a novel experience for many reasons.... Crop size is uncertain, at least so far, and would force every buyer into a frantic jostling to meet its target first — at the cost of others.... Last year’s historically highest rate will naturally incentivise farmers, who can afford, to delay the sale for potentially better rates later....

As the textile industry worldwide, and Pakistan in particular, starts reviving after surviving the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, the cotton crop seems to be on a revival course as well.... The ever-dwindling value of the rupee not only doubled the impact of import for Pakistani millers but also made it next to impossible to calculate the final cost of production, rendering import commercially non-feasible for the industry.... It takes more than 120 days to ship cotton to Pakistan these days, ag

The rural communities and urban markets rely heavily on the performance of this integral sector. Although over half of Sindh’s population resides in urban areas, with the largest industrial base in Karachi, acute water shortage has blighted its municipal operations.... Such reckless water consumption will deplete the shrinking domestic water resource faster. Sindh’s potential to enhance agriculture productivity is untapped. Sindh’s potential to enhance agriculture productivity is untapped....

Join our Whatsapp channel HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture( SCA) has complained that sugar millers have drastically scaled down the cane crushing process.... This had rekindled the hope among farmers that they would be getting adequate price of their produce.... He said all those millers who were violating the relevant law should be booked and taken to task. Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2025....

She pointed out the effectiveness of the Kisan Card programme, through which Rs55bn were used for the interest-free purchase of fertilizers, seeds and medicines by 5m farmers, countering claims that farmers would not cultivate wheat.... This system, she noted, would benefit the farmers of all scales as well as commission agents and flour millers.... It adopted another resolution to pay tributes to the Punjab Police for foiling an attack by the terrorists in the Punjab-KP border areas on March

Join our Whatsapp channel KARACHI: The branded ghee and cooking product manufacturers have raised prices despite a bearish trend in palm oil import costs.A retailer said the price of branded ghee and cooking oil has increased by Rs80 per kg/ litre to Rs570.... “ Branded ghee and cooking oil prices would also drop gradually, ” he added. Pakistan imports 90 pc of palm oil from Indonesia while 10pc arrives from Malaysia.... He also expressed Malaysia’s willingness to collaborate with PVMA on palm