Rice exports to reach 4.4m tonnes: FAO

[ghazi52]

Rice exports to reach 4.4m tonnes:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1288913/rice-exports-to-reach-44m-tonnes-fao
ISLAMABAD: Rice exports by Pakistan this year are poised to exceed the 2015 level by 7 per cent to reach 4.4 million tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

In a report on Pakistan, the FAO said cumulative rice deliveries in the first seven months of 2016 are officially put at 2.5m tonnes, up 13pc from the same period in 2015.

Harvesting of the 2016 monsoon season crops, including rice and maize, is currently under way and will continue until early December. The FAO forecasts the 2016 paddy and maize outputs will remain close to their 2015 levels -- 10.3m tonnes and 4.9m tonnes, respectively.

These output levels are the result of generally favourable weather conditions during the cropping season coupled with adequate water supply for irrigation and availability of fertilisers, the report said. Wheat exports for the 2016-17 marketing year are forecast to increase from last year’s low level to 850,000 tonnes.

 

[Nanga Tarzan]

Do you happen to know which country imports most rice from Pakistan?

 

[Kambojaric]

Do you happen to know which country imports most rice from Pakistan?

Quite a diverse bunch of countries (http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/export/pak/show/1006/2014/). Its common here in Sweden now to see Pakistani basmati as well.

 

[Nanga Tarzan]

Thanks. The list of countries is more or less what I was expecting but China?? I thought they produced enough rice as it is.

 

[Kambojaric]

Thanks. The list of countries is more or less what I was expecting but China?? I thought they produced enough rice as it is.

I think Chinese or at least South Chinese cuisine is heavily reliant on rice. In northern S. Asia we drift between bread and rice but in S China I have the impression that rice is the main part of their staple diet, hence the huge demand.

 

[Bouncer]

think Chinese or at least South Chinese cuisine is heavily reliant on rice. In northern S. Asia we drift between bread and rice but in S China I have the impression that rice is the main part of their staple diet, hence the huge demand.

Rice is in fact the main staple food in China and a lot of East Asian countries. But the variety of rice they prefer is the small sticky one (can't recall what its called). The basmati we export has a small niche market there.

 

[TopCat]

Rice is in fact the main staple food in China and a lot of East Asian countries. But the variety of rice they prefer is the small sticky one (can't recall what its called). The basmati we export has a small niche market there.

Jasmin rice is popular in eastern asia. Its sticky and little aromatic.

How much wheat pk produces per year?

 

[I S I]

Mashallah. Time to register our National rice brands.

 

[ghazi52]

Rice exports reach record . 2019

Pakistan rice exports hold steady as the country’s currency devaluation against the dollar continues, according to a Dec. 19 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Pakistan’s rice exports hit a record of 4.5 million tonnes during market year 2018-19, “the continuing devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against the dollar, down 40% since December 2017, is helping maintain the export momentum,” the report said.

Favorable weather in rice producing areas sets the USDA’s market year 2019-20 rice production estimate at 7.5 million for Pakistan.

The country’s wheat production and exports for 2019-20 remain unchanged.

The USDA estimates Pakistan’s market year 2019-20 wheat production at 24.1 million tonnes while the country’s government has set a production target of 27 million tonnes for the 2019 winter crop due to be harvested in April – May 2020.

Reports gathered by the USDA suggest Pakistani farmers have completed sowing of wheat and good spells of rain across the wheat producing areas in November and December helped in the sowing and germination of the wheat crop

 

[Surya 1]

This is a good news HD Pakistan should focus all organic food production so that it handsome rate ican be achieved. it will also reduce the cost of costly chemical fertilizers and improve the the health of people.

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan meets target of 250,000 tons rice export to China, granted approval for export of another 500,000 tons

The rice were exported under the duty-free incentive package of $1 billion offered by China for Pakistan to lift its exports.

Completing the target of assigned quota, Pakistan approached Chinese government to allow Islamabad to export additional 500,000 tons rice to Beijing.

 

[Lubna Mehmud]

Pakistan may plan to bring more land under irrigation projects, may also plan to include fish projects in the same paddy field.

it keeps eco system better for more production.

 

[Lubna Mehmud]