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Print - 2018-01-14
Anti-polio drive begins today in Faisalabad

Anti-polio drive begins today in Faisalabad

As many as 1.357 million children under 5 years of age would be administered polio vaccine drops in the district during the next round of anti polio campaign which would be continue from 15 to 17 January and additional two days would be observed as sweepi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Zainab's case: LEAs unveil latest CCTV footage of 'suspect'

Zainab's case: LEAs unveil latest CCTV footage of 'suspect'

The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Saturday unveiled latest CCTV camera footage of a suspected person that they believe was involved in the abduction, rape and murder of the seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur district. In the footage, a bearded man having
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
German experts to train Pakistani doctors

German experts to train Pakistani doctors

German experts would extend cooperation for the development of pediatric surgery in Pakistan especially in Punjab. Collaboration would also be extended to enhance the facilities of paeds surgery in the hospitals and capacity building/training of the docto
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
LCCI opposes move to impose fresh RD

LCCI opposes move to impose fresh RD

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has opposed the government's plan to impose fresh regulatory duty as it will destroy trade and industry and would also shatter the confidence of local and foreign investors. LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid in
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
PFC team off to Italy

PFC team off to Italy

Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) high level delegation on Saturday left for Italy to promote trade links via mutual collaboration between Pakistani and Italian business community through business-to-business (B2B) meetings after attending 3-day internatio
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Thefts, snatching cases on the rise in Islamabad

Thefts, snatching cases on the rise in Islamabad

More than 13 incidents of various kinds of thefts, burglary and snatching at gunpoint were reported to various police stations of Islamabad during the last week, depriving citizens of valuables worth million of rupees. According to data gathered by Bus
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
PTCL & LMKT ignite the entrepreneurial spark in KP

PTCL & LMKT ignite the entrepreneurial spark in KP

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Pakistan's leading telecommunications services provider and LMKT, an award-winning full-service technology company based out of Islamabad, are pleased to announce the formal inauguration of National Incub
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Turkmen FM due tomorrow

Turkmen FM due tomorrow

On the invitation of Foreign Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov will visit Islamabad on 15-16 January 2018. According to an official statement issued on
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
US apprised about Pakistan's concerns: FO

US apprised about Pakistan's concerns: FO

Pakistan has appraised the United States about its serious concerns which need to be addressed for moving forward. Talking to a private news channel, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that there is a need to find common ground in diploma
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan, US must work together to defeat terrorism: Aizaz

Pakistan, US must work together to defeat terrorism: Aizaz

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry says Islamabad and Washington must work together to defeat the common threat of terrorism. While interacting with international media, the ambassador said cooperation between two countries was crit
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
FPCCI urged to strengthen industry in KP

FPCCI urged to strengthen industry in KP

Industrialists have said that the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) would play an important role in strengthening the budding industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They said that the new president of FPCCI Ghazanfar Bilou
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Fata politicians, students hail superior courts' extension

Fata politicians, students hail superior courts' extension

Tribal elders of the agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and leaders of Pakistan's political and religious parties, social right activists and youths and students of the area, welcomed the passage of the Fata reforms bill by the National A
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC asks medical colleges to furnish merit and admissions lists

SC asks medical colleges to furnish merit and admissions lists

Supreme Court has asked private medical colleges of the country, particularly those imparting education in Punjab, to submit a list pertaining to number of admission applications of students, merit lists and number of admitted students within a week. Anno
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Bilawal felicitates Bizenjo

Bilawal felicitates Bizenjo

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended felicitations to Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on his election as new chief minister of Balochistan who was voted as 16th chief executive of country's area-wise largest province on Saturday. In a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Nafisa Shah hails passage of Fata reforms bill

Nafisa Shah hails passage of Fata reforms bill

PPP Central Information Secretary Dr Nafisa Shah has congratulated the opposition parties on leading the movement that led to the passing 'The Supreme Court and High Court Extension Bill 2018,'in the National Assembly, which extends the jurisdiction of th
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Khattak inaugurates 23 uplift projects in Haripur

Khattak inaugurates 23 uplift projects in Haripur

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has inaugurated 23 newly-established development projects at a total cost of Rs. 21.995 billion at Haripur. During his day-long visit to Haripur City and newly-established Khanpur Tehsil of District Haripur
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Terrorists groups' activities a threat to humanity: Yemini

Terrorists groups' activities a threat to humanity: Yemini

The activities of terrorists' groups like Daesh are threat to the humanity during the defining moments of the history when we are facing racism, hatred and extremism, which are counter revolution and are meant to crush people fighting for democracy.
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
DNA tests of 'dubious' persons to be carried out: IGP

DNA tests of 'dubious' persons to be carried out: IGP

Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Arif Nawaz Khan has said that DNA tests of all dubious persons will be carried out by ensuring full cooperation from NADRA so that the culprit behind Zainab's case could be taken to task. He said that scientific-based
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Turkish CG's farewell call on Shahbaz

Turkish CG's farewell call on Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif said that Turkey was the first country which supported Pakistan after the tweet of the US President while Turkish companies are working in Pakistan specially Punjab. He said this while talking to Consul Genera
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Balochistan Assembly session: Zardari's close aide faces media blitz

Balochistan Assembly session: Zardari's close aide faces media blitz

Presence of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari's close aide Qayyum Soomro on Saturday in Balochistan Assembly during voting to elect new chief minister has caught political commentators' attention. Growing terms between candidate o
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Jellyfish bloom on Sindh's coast a threat to other fish species: experts

Jellyfish bloom on Sindh's coast a threat to other fish species: experts

Prof Dr Mukhtiar Ahmed Mahar Director Centre for Coastal and Deltaic Studies University of Sindh Campus Thatta and Dr Baradi Waryani a Postdoc Scholar in Evolutionary Biology from Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing visited few areas
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Hudaibiya Paper Mills: PTI decides to pursue case against Sharifs

Hudaibiya Paper Mills: PTI decides to pursue case against Sharifs

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday decided to actively pursue the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against Sharif family in the Supreme Court whether or not National Accountability Bureau (NAB) follows it in the court. The decision was taken in PTI core
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Jhagra welcomes establishment of NIC in KP

Jhagra welcomes establishment of NIC in KP

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra while welcoming the establishment of National Incubation Centre (NIC) under the aegis of Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom in Peshawar has said that such initiatives would provide ample
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Country can't afford politics of anarchy: Shahbaz

Country can't afford politics of anarchy: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pakistan can not bear politics of anarchy. He said this while talking to Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, here on Saturday. Shahbaz said that defeated elements do not want prosperi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan has great potential in shale sector: Abbasi

Pakistan has great potential in shale sector: Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says Pakistan has great potential in the shale sector that offers vast investment opportunities in the country. He was addressing the annual ceremony of Mari Petroleum in Islamabad on Saturday. He emphasized the need to
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
India's SC is a house on fire

India's SC is a house on fire

There are no two opinions about the fact that India's Supreme Court is a house on fire. The press conference by four senior-most judges of apex court against the Chief Justice has brought under a sharper focus the role of incumbent government that has cle
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Merkel risks leading weak 'losers' coalition for Germany

Merkel risks leading weak 'losers' coalition for Germany

Germany's veteran chancellor Angela Merkel, often called the world's most powerful woman, will embark on a fourth term with diminished influence and little vision for shaping Europe's future, analysts say. After wrapping up more than 24 hours of talks Fri
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
So close yet so far: China deal elusive for France's Areva

So close yet so far: China deal elusive for France's Areva

A deal long sought by French company Areva to build a $12-billion nuclear waste reprocessing plant in China looks increasingly unlikely to go ahead despite a visit to Beijing by President Emmanuel Macron meant to drum up business. During Macron's state vi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Women to steer their own destiny

Women to steer their own destiny

The idea of women empowerment implies that they achieve more control and power over their lives - professional and personal. Despite progress globally, and the fact that gender equality seems to be a universal principle, women, especially in developing na
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Judicial activism and the public interest

Judicial activism and the public interest

While hearing on Thursday a suo motu case of exorbitant fees charged by private medical colleges, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar iterated his resolve to continue acting in the public interest without paying heed to criticism. He, of course, was responding to d
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Fata reforms

Fata reforms

The National Assembly passed on Friday the landmark "Supreme Court and High Court (extension of jurisdiction to Fata) Act, 2017", abolishing the draconian Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) devised by the British colonial rulers way back in 1901 to control
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi construction giant Binladin Group denied Saturday any state takeover after its chairman was detained, but said some shares may have been transferred to the government. The firm, which has been forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers due to fi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi construction giant Binladin Group denied Saturday any state takeover after its chairman was detained, but said some shares may have been transferred to the government. The firm, which has been forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers due to fi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi Binladin Group denies government takeover after chief detained

Saudi construction giant Binladin Group denied Saturday any state takeover after its chairman was detained, but said some shares may have been transferred to the government. The firm, which has been forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers due to fi
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Palestinians rally in support of jailed 'slap video' teen

Palestinians rally in support of jailed 'slap video' teen

Clashes broke out after dozens of Palestinian and Arab Israeli supporters of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi protested near her home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, AFP correspondents said. Tamimi, 16, was arrested on December 19, days after a video we
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Palestinians rally in support of jailed 'slap video' teen

Palestinians rally in support of jailed 'slap video' teen

Clashes broke out after dozens of Palestinian and Arab Israeli supporters of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi protested near her home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, AFP correspondents said. Tamimi, 16, was arrested on December 19, days after a video we
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Narcotics worth $32 million seized

Narcotics worth $32 million seized

Pakistan Coast Guards on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle 400 kg of narcotics worth Rs 3.5 billion (around 32 million U.S. dollars) in the international market in Pakistan's south western Balochistan province, state-run broadcaster Radio Pakistan re
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Narcotics worth $32 million seized

Narcotics worth $32 million seized

Pakistan Coast Guards on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle 400 kg of narcotics worth Rs 3.5 billion (around 32 million U.S. dollars) in the international market in Pakistan's south western Balochistan province, state-run broadcaster Radio Pakistan re
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

The federal government has decided to amend Drugs Pricing Policy 2015 to link increase in drug prices with Consumer Price Index (CPI) and allow cumulative effect in case of court cases, sources close to Minister for National Health Services, Regulations a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

The federal government has decided to amend Drugs Pricing Policy 2015 to link increase in drug prices with Consumer Price Index (CPI) and allow cumulative effect in case of court cases, sources close to Minister for National Health Services, Regulations a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

Policy being amended: increase in drug prices to be linked with CPI

The federal government has decided to amend Drugs Pricing Policy 2015 to link increase in drug prices with Consumer Price Index (CPI) and allow cumulative effect in case of court cases, sources close to Minister for National Health Services, Regulations a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Pakistan has witnessed 5 to 6 percent negative growth in exploration and production (E&P) in oil and gas sector during the last four years of Pakistan Muslim League-N government. Since 2013 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) local gas has been added t
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Pakistan has witnessed 5 to 6 percent negative growth in exploration and production (E&P) in oil and gas sector during the last four years of Pakistan Muslim League-N government. Since 2013 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) local gas has been added t
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Oil, gas sector: E&P saw 6 percent negative growth in four years

Pakistan has witnessed 5 to 6 percent negative growth in exploration and production (E&P) in oil and gas sector during the last four years of Pakistan Muslim League-N government. Since 2013 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) local gas has been added t
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal

Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal

Iran on Saturday rejected any modification of its nuclear deal with world powers after US President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures to keep the agreement alive. Iran "will not accept any amendments in this agreement, be it now or in the future, a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal

Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal

Iran on Saturday rejected any modification of its nuclear deal with world powers after US President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures to keep the agreement alive. Iran "will not accept any amendments in this agreement, be it now or in the future, a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC orders lab tests of all packaged milk brands

SC orders lab tests of all packaged milk brands

The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered laboratory tests of all brands of packaged milk available in the market. Hearing a suo motu case pertaining to sale of substandard packaged milk at the Karachi Registry, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar d
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC orders lab tests of all packaged milk brands

SC orders lab tests of all packaged milk brands

The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered laboratory tests of all brands of packaged milk available in the market. Hearing a suo motu case pertaining to sale of substandard packaged milk at the Karachi Registry, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar d
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
General Bipin statement amounts to invitation for nuclear encounter: FM

General Bipin statement amounts to invitation for nuclear encounter: FM

Pakistan on Saturday took strong notice of Indian Army Chief's threatening statement, making it clear that it is fully capable of defending itself against any misadventure based on miscalculation. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said in a tweet that it was
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Essential kitchen items witness decline

Essential kitchen items witness decline

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a decline during this week against the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey observed that prices of chicken, eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, ginger and m
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Chinese envoy meets Nawaz

Chinese envoy meets Nawaz

Chinese envoy Yao Jing met here with the Ex-Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and hoped that all the projects relating to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be executed smoothly. During the meeting held on Saturday, he said CPEC has laid strong f
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Political foot-dragging continues to delay FATA Reforms

Political foot-dragging continues to delay FATA Reforms

After 10 months of foot-dragging on FATA Reforms, the PML-N has acted on only one proposal out of a total 24 approved by the federal cabinet on March 2, 2016 due to the political isolation of PML-N after the tragic rape and murder of Zainab in Kasur. PML-
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Political foot-dragging continues to delay FATA Reforms

Political foot-dragging continues to delay FATA Reforms

After 10 months of foot-dragging on FATA Reforms, the PML-N has acted on only one proposal out of a total 24 approved by the federal cabinet on March 2, 2016 due to the political isolation of PML-N after the tragic rape and murder of Zainab in Kasur. PML-
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
PML-Q's Bizenjo elected new Balochistan CM

PML-Q's Bizenjo elected new Balochistan CM

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo of Pakistan Muslim League-Q took oath of the office of Chief Minister Balochistan on Saturday. Bizenjo took oath as the Balochistan Chief Minister, less than a week after ex-CM resigned with ex-home minister Sarfraz Bugti among other
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
PML-Q's Bizenjo elected new Balochistan CM

PML-Q's Bizenjo elected new Balochistan CM

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo of Pakistan Muslim League-Q took oath of the office of Chief Minister Balochistan on Saturday. Bizenjo took oath as the Balochistan Chief Minister, less than a week after ex-CM resigned with ex-home minister Sarfraz Bugti among other
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Legislative inaction on reforms ails judicial system: CJP

Legislative inaction on reforms ails judicial system: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar Saturday said that inordinate delay in delivery of justice is a big problem which warrants a solution. Addressing a ceremony here, the chief justice said, "We cannot make laws, it is the duty of legislature to ma
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Legislative inaction on reforms ails judicial system: CJP

Legislative inaction on reforms ails judicial system: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar Saturday said that inordinate delay in delivery of justice is a big problem which warrants a solution. Addressing a ceremony here, the chief justice said, "We cannot make laws, it is the duty of legislature to ma
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
ISPR scotches India's 'nuclear bluff' claim

ISPR scotches India's 'nuclear bluff' claim

Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asif Ghafoor Saturday responded to the Indian army chief 'nuclear bluff' claim, saying that such statements are unbecoming of a person of a responsible stature. The Pakistani milita
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
ISPR scotches India's 'nuclear bluff' claim

ISPR scotches India's 'nuclear bluff' claim

Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asif Ghafoor Saturday responded to the Indian army chief 'nuclear bluff' claim, saying that such statements are unbecoming of a person of a responsible stature. The Pakistani milita
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
YOUR RUPEE LAST MONTH
Exchange

YOUR RUPEE LAST MONTH

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last month. (December 4 to 29, 2017)

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (January 13, 2018) and the forecast for Sunday (January 14, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 13, 2018)

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Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: No change
Currency

THE RUPEE: No change

Firmness prevailed on the money market on Saturday as the rupee did not move any side against the dollar in the process of trading activity, dealers said. The rupee stayed put in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 111.80 and Rs 112.20 respec
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: No change
Currency

THE RUPEE: No change

Firmness prevailed on the money market on Saturday as the rupee did not move any side against the dollar in the process of trading activity, dealers said. The rupee stayed put in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 111.80 and Rs 112.20 respec
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (January 13, 2018).

Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
European gasoline margins edge higher

European gasoline margins edge higher

Gasoline refining margins in northwest Europe edged higher on Thursday, boosted by the prospect of a sharp rise in shipments to Nigeria after a large tender emerged while further gains were tempered by high US stocks. The crack hit its lowest since mid-Ma
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Asian naphtha dives to three-month low

Asian naphtha dives to three-month low

Asia's naphtha crack tumbled 10.5 percent to hit a three-month low of $92.03 a tonne on Thursday on ample supplies despite ongoing demand. South Korea's YNCC bought an average of 75,000 tonnes of naphtha for delivery to Yeosu in the second half of Februar
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures lower

CBOT wheat futures lower

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures were slightly lower on Thursday as traders squared their positions ahead of US Department of Agriculture crop data due on Friday. Analysts expect the USDA to show a drop in US winter wheat seedings compared to a year a
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh tea prices fall

Bangladesh tea prices fall

Tea prices in Bangladesh fell at the weekly auction, snapping a two-week run of gains, but strong demand for quality leaf prevented a steeper decline and the proportion of tea sold rose despite a higher volume on offer. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
US FOB Gulf soya, corn bids higher

US FOB Gulf soya, corn bids higher

Basis bids for corn and soyabeans shipped by barge to the US Gulf Coast were higher for prompt loadings on Thursday as limited farmer sales and slow vessel traffic on icy Midwest rivers continued to underpin prices, traders said. The CIF corn basis rose t
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Brazil likely to harvest 114.1 million tonnes of soyabean

Brazil likely to harvest 114.1 million tonnes of soyabean

Brazil is expected to harvest 114.1 million tonnes of soyabeans in the 2017/18 crop season, consultancy Agroconsult said on Thursday, matching an all-time record set in 2016/17. Agroconsult had forecast a 111 million tonne harvest in Brazil, the world's l
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Indian rice prices gain as Bangladesh keeps up purchases
Currency

Indian rice prices gain as Bangladesh keeps up purchases

Rice prices gained this week in India as Bangladesh continued to lap up the staple grain from its neighbour, while prospects of deals with the Philippines saw rates climb for the first time in three weeks in a relatively quiet Vietnamese market. Top expor
Published 14 Jan, 2018 12:00am
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