Pakistan's Basmati kingdom under attack

[Capt.Popeye]

True, Pakistani basmati rice is everywhere in UK so I don't see any threat for basmati rice... we have huge demand for these high quality rice and a huge potential to increase exports in every country of the world that imports rice

All that may be so. However every country that imports rice does not eat Basmati rice. Few do, its only countries in ME and parts of Europe and N.America that are looking for Basmati. Not Myanmar, for instance. Or even Phillipines!

About Phillipines now embarking on Basmati rice cultivation; India has something to do with it. The Scientist who played a major role in executing India's "Green Revolution"- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan helped set up and ran the Rice Research Institute there. Since Phillipines was a net rice importer and struggled to meet local demand. That changed the whole scenario.

The Indians at it again, hunh!

 

[Devil Soul]

wait a min,just few days back their was a report by Reuters which can also be found in this section stating that PAK export of rice will see an increase of 19%... & their will be huge amount of rice being shipped to Philippines thru unofficial channels ...

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Pakistan, which is expected to ship 3.8 million to 4.0 million tonnes in 2012, or an increase of at least 19 percent from 3.2 million last year, is cracking new markets with the sale of 200,000 tonnes to China and unconfirmed exports to the Philippines through unofficial channels.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/economy-development/172131-india-pakistan-rice-supplies-ease-food-inflation-fears.html

 

[Hyde]

All that may be so. However every country that imports rice does not eat Basmati rice. Few do, its only countries in ME and parts of Europe and N.America that are looking for Basmati. Not Myanmar, for instance. Or even Phillipines!

True and that is what I am talking about. This is the potential market for Pakistan where we can increase exports and earn £££, €€€, $$$