KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the ministry of commerce (MoC) to include rice in addition to wheat for barter with Iran against electricity and stated that it would be a wise step to re-enter the market for selling country’s popular rice varieties to ...

KARACHI : No ships arrived at the Port on Saturday, port sources said here on Sunday. Berth occupancy was maintained at 21% at the Port on Saturday where  a total of three ships namely M.V KPS-I Alican Bey -Powership, M.V Sargasso Sea, M.V Bella-l are currently occupying berths to load/offload ...

lahore - The severe power breakdowns and continued gas suspension to industry have reduced the rice milling capacity to 50 per cent thus reducing availability of export quality rice.“Unavailability of gas by the SNGPL is resulting in late drying of paddy and unless paddy is not dried, millers ...

lahore - Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.As a result the basmati export is decreasing day by day. For instance, basmati rice ...

LAHORE - The export orders are on the decline due to unavailability of gas to produce value-added ‘parboiled rice’, which may increase foreign exchange earnings by 15 per cent due to value-addition.The millers have demanded the SNGPL to formulate a comprehensive curtailment policy in ...

LAHORE - The rice millers and exporters have warned the government of going on strike for an unlimited period if Ministry of Commerce did not take urgent step to give them proper representation in Quality Review Committee (QRC).“Giving QRC control to government department and elimination of ...

LAHORE - The local rice industry has attained capacity of processing 9 million tons of rice, growing by over 500 per cent in past 3 years while the crop size in Pakistan has remained stagnant at 6 million tons over the period. The millers who are running short of around 3 million tons to run ...

LAHORE – Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.Currently, hybrid rice is cultivated on an area of approximately 500,000 acres ...

WASHINGTON - With the embattled US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice having withdrawn her name from secretary of state consideration, attention is turning toward Senator John Kerry, a senior Democrat who is the other top candidate to replace outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ...

LAHORE - Opposing the idea of Duty Tax Remission for Exports (DTRE) scheme for rice imports from India being advocated by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), the Basmati Growers Association President Hamid Malhi has said that it is not acceptable to all growers of rice in the country.He ...

SINGAPORE  - Pakistan’s rice exports to China have risen to about 800,000 tonnes in the year to September 2012 from negligible volumes a year ago, as the grain wins popularity for its taste and low price, traders and industry officials said on Wednesday.Rice is the staple food in the ...

LAHORE - The rice export orders have registered a sharp decline of 60 per cent than last year, as the artificial hike in prices of paddy, apart from causing inflation in the country, has knocked the exporters out of the international markets due to ineffective pricing against neighbouring country ...

WASHINGTON - Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, has emerged as the favoured candidate to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, even with the political controversy over her remarks about the Sept 11 attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, according to ...

LAHORE – The production of rice likely to decline by 10 percent due to devastated flood effects in Sindh, Balochistan and in southern parts of Punjab beside unprecedented load shedding in rice-belt and high price of diesel contribute to the loss, it has been learnt. Another major factor, the ...

ISLAMABAD - Though National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is not performing its duty as it was supposed to but in most of inundated areas, the farmers will get benefit of devastated rain spell in the country.As per exclusive details taken from the farmers’ representative in different ...

LAHORE - The rice exports have crossed the $2 billion mark yet again for the fourth consecutive year despite all odds, including debilitating energy crises compounded by a discouraging law and order situation. This was stated by the chairman of Rice Exporters Association chairman Javed Islam, who ...

KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the Ministry of Agriculture to seriously plan strategic support for the rice industry to achieve production target of 5.8 million tons with advanced research, upgradation and efforts to increase yield per acre.President UNISAME ...

HAFIZABAD - The wave of kidnapping-for-ransom incidents has been in full spate as the son of another rice miller was abducted here in broad daylight on Wednesday evening from Sukheke Mandi. According to police sources, 25-year-old Muhammad Yameen, son of Muhammad Jameel Kamboh, owner of Salman Rice ...

KARACHI - The ruling party is opting for another idea to gain political support in the next general elections, as banks have been directed to write-off the outstanding loans of rice millers and traders in Sindh and Balochistan.It has been learnt that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the ...

LAHORE – Guard Rice, having half goal advantage, beat Newage Cables by seven goals to six in the Caanchi & Lugari Polo Cup 2012 here at the Lahore Polo Club. Guide Rice slammed first goal through Hamza Mawaz Khan. Shaukat Ali Malik of Newage Cables equalized the score. Taimur Ali of Guard ...

HAFIZABAD - The strike of all rice dealers and millers continued against the abduction of Haji Nazir Ahmad Awan, a rice miller who was abducted for ransom on last Wednesday morning. They were of the view that the police have failed to revere the industrialist and becoming aware of his whereabouts. ...

KARACHI - Pakistan has successfully grown the most expensive and consumed form of rice 'Japonica. The seeds, received from Japan, were distributed in different areas of Punjab, KPK and Sindh for trial production. After the entire process, the result of Japonica was according to the demand of ...

India had deployed nuclear-capable missiles on its western border and refused to budge under US pressure to hold any talks with Pakistan after the 2001 attack on its parliament by terrorists from across the border, says former top American diplomat Condoleezza Rice. And what added to the tension in ...

ISLAMABAD - Serena Hotel has announced the inauguration of yet another fine-dining restaurant, Wild Rice, located in the Margalla wing of the Hotel. According to press release issued by the hotel management, the restaurant features 92 seats, complemented by 2 private dining rooms. accentuated by ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) Basmati rice exports from the country surged by 8.13 per cent during July-April 2010-11 to reach at US$ 78 million as against the exports of US$ 71 million during same period of 2009-10, however the overall rice exports decreased by 1.1 per cent during period under review. ...

LAHORE Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Vice Chairman Taufiq Ahmed Khan has said that Pakistan has exported around 18,000 metric tons of rice worth $19 million to the US during the fiscal year 2011. He was talking to Ian C Winborne, Plant Health Advisor, US Embassy Islamabad. Dr ...

LAHORE The rice exporters were expecting 50 percent decline in rice exports owing to heavy flooding last year and unrest in the Middle East, but better basmati pricing played a pivotal role this year. Despite devastating floods last year, rice exporters have exported $1.5 billion rice during the ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) on Friday reduced prices of rice at all its stores across the country. According to a notification issued by the USC here the price of Super Basmati rice has been reduced from Rs. 77 per kilogram to Rs. 75 per kg. Now the two kg ...

DHAKA - A North Korean ship transporting 13,492 tonnes of rice imported from Pakistan for Bangladesh is sinking in the bay after it collided with a ship at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port late Wednesday night. Almost three-fourths of the ship MV Hyang Ro Bong went under water by yesterday ...

KARACHI Chairman of FAM Holding Dr Faisal Ali Mousa, a conglomerate in United Arab Emirates, has expressed hope that Pakistans rice exporters can book $200 million rice export order for the global market through participating in international rice conference and exhibition to be held in UAE ...