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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Pakistan not facing wheat scarcity
January 31, 2012 Pakistan not facing wheat scarcity Pakistan is not facing wheat scarcity and is in a position to export it, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said Sunday (Jan 29). The government was tryin ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Pakistan's Punjab almost hits 100% wheat sowing targets
January 11, 2012 Pakistan's Punjab almost hits 100% wheat sowing targets The Punjab Province of Pakistan has reached 96.33% of wheat sowing targets for 2011-12's crop season. An official in the Directorate of Agriculture Punjab said that in ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Low-priced cotton lessens Pakistan's wheat sowings
January 10, 2012 Low-priced cotton lessens Pakistan's wheat sowings The wheat cultivation target in Pakistan was lowered by 2% this year due to low prices of cotton that is now considered as posing a serious threat to the agriculture indust ...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Pakistan's Punjab cuts old stock wheat price to US$10.56
December 30, 2011 Pakistan's Punjab cuts old stock wheat price to US$10.56   The Punjab government of Pakistan has lowered the issue rate of wheat by PKR50 (US$0.56) per 40kg from the earlier rate of PKR1000 (US$11.12) per maund to PKR950 ( ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Pakistani wheat crops under termite attack
December 27, 2011 Pakistani wheat crops under termite attack Pakistan's standing wheat crop has come under termite attack in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials of Directorate of Agriculture Extension. The attack ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Pakistani wheat production to reach 23 million tonnes
December 20, 2011 Pakistani wheat production to reach 23 million tonnes Pakistan is expected to produce 23 million tonnes of wheat against the set target of 25 million tonnes in 2011 across the country. Pakistan Agriculture Forum Chairman M ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Pakistan's surplus wheat export in danger
December 20, 2011 Pakistan's surplus wheat export in danger Pakistan will most likely spoil its surplus wheat due to its high price compared to the international market and substandard storage system. Experts feared that fresh imminent incr ...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Pakistan's wheat planting 90% complete
December 16, 2011 Pakistan's wheat planting 90% complete As of December 11, Pakistan's wheat crop has been planted over 15 million acres in Punjab, which is 90% of the target area for the Kharif crop season 2011-12, according to Director Ge ...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Pakistan's wheat production behind time
December 6, 2011 Pakistan's wheat production behind time Pakistan's wheat productivity is lagging behind comparing to its neighbouring country India, said Ashiq Hussain, a research officer in Ayub Agriculture Research Centre. He said that t ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Pakistani farmers complete one-third of wheat sowing
November 29, 2011 Pakistani farmers complete one-third of wheat sowing Pakistan's farmers only sowed wheat in eight million acres out of the 22 million acres target amid the highest ever input prices. As per sources, provincial and federal ...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Pakistan government approves wheat support price at US$11
November 22, 2011 Pakistan government approves wheat support price at US$11   A summary of its approval to maintain wheat support price at PKR950 (US$10.88) for the forthcoming crop will be sent by Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Secur ...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Urea price hike causes Pakistan's wheat output down
November 22, 2011 Urea price hike causes Pakistan's wheat output down   Pakistan's wheat production may decrease by 30% due to continuous urea price hike as expressed by farmers which has kept an important input out of their reach. Against ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Pakistan to fix wheat prices at US$13 per 40 kilogrammes
November 15, 2011 Pakistan to fix wheat prices at US$13 per 40 kilogrammes   The Pakistani government will establish the new wheat support price at PKR1,150 (US$13) per 40 kilogrammes from PKR950 (US$10.97) per 40 kilogrammes due to a signi ...
Friday, November 11, 2011
Pakistani forum calls to lift wheat support price
November 11, 2011 Pakistani forum calls to lift wheat support price Agri Forum Pakistan (AFP) has urged Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to increase wheat support price from the current PKR950/40 kg (US$10.97) to PKR1,250/kg (US$14.43) as ...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Russia to affect Pakistani wheat exports
August 22, 2011 Russia to affect Pakistani wheat exports Pakistani wheat exporters are unwilling to export because the presence of Russian wheat has exerted downward pressure on the prices of wheat in the global market. "Russia may export a ...

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