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Global food prices reach 18-month high: FAO

PARIS: Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

SAU in collaboration with FAO installs Flux Tower

HYDERABAD: In a significant step towards enhancing agricultural research and environmental monitoring, a flux tower...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

Minister discusses agri collaboration with FAO representative

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture and Livestock Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani met with United Nations Food and...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

World

World food prices rebound from 3-year low, says UN agency

PARIS: World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

World

World food prices rise for first time in 7 months: FAO

PARIS: Global food prices rose in March, the first increase since July, pulled higher by cooking oil prices despite...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 06:32pm

Pakistan

SAU-FAO partnership helps boost farmers' prosperity

HYDERABAD: In collaboration between Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam and the Food and Agriculture...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Pakistan

SAU, FAO to install new flux tower at Latif Farm

HYDERABAD: A new Flux Tower is set to be installed at the Latif Farm of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam,...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 06:16am

Markets

World food prices drop for seventh month: FAO

PARIS: World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row February as falling cereal prices outweighed more...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 06:01pm

Opinion

‘Protecting women farmers’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Protecting women farmers” carried by the newspaper recently. It ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Editorials

Protecting women farmers

EDITORIAL: If there was any doubt about the lack of recognition and reward for women’s labour in the country’s...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Pakistan

Living Indus Initiative: UNEP, UN FAO to restore 25m acres of land by 2030

ISLAMABAD: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am

Opinion

Farmers not the principal culprits

There’s a continuous debate that burning of rice crop residue in Punjab is the primary contributor to smog. Every...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

World Soil Day observed

LAHORE: The World Soil Day, observed throughout the world on December 05 every year on the call of Food and...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Business & Finance

US envoy, FAO mark completion of $1.3m farming project

PESHAWAR: US Ambassador Donald A Blome participated in a closing event of a five-year, $1.3 million US ...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

World

UN says food system adds $10 trillion in hidden costs

PARIS: The food and agriculture system adds at least $10 trillion in “hidden costs” to the global economy every...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

PDA, in collaboration with FAO, commemorates World Food Day

LAHORE: The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

FAO, PepsiCo hold discussion: Importance of water for agri, food security highlighted

PESHAWAR: As part of World Food Day 2023 celebrations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:40am

Pakistan

UN establishes provincial office of FAO at SAU premises

HYDERABAD: The United Nations has established a provincial office of FAO at the premises of Sindh Agriculture...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

SAU, FAO agree to join hands to enhance agri output

HYDERABAD: SAU and FAO have agreed to join hands to promote shared progress and advancement in agricultural ...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 07:18am

Pakistan

FAO organises ‘baseline validation workshop’ under USAID-funded project

PESHAWAR: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the USAID-funded project...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am

Business & Finance

World food prices fall again in June: UN

ROME: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years,...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Markets

Protection of cotton belt in Pakistan: FAO to install AWS in 5 southern Punjab districts

LAHORE: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has come forward to protect the ...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am

Opinion

The AgriTech way

Speakers at a seminar titled ‘The role of AgriTech – unlocking opportunities and overcoming barriers’ in...

Published 11 Jun, 2023 03:55am

Business & Finance

World food prices fall to two-year low in May: UN food agency

PARIS: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in May to its lowest in two years, as a slump in...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Pakistan

‘Acute food insecurity’: govt rejects reports

ISLAMABAD: After Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) designated Pakistan as a ...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Pakistan

Punjab govt, FAO carry out water management project

LAHORE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the Punjab Government will...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

Climate-resilient agriculture & water management project reviewed

LAHORE: The Secretary of Agriculture, Punjab, conducted a review of the government of Punjab’s unilateral trust...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

Punjab govt, FAO sign accord on Indus Basin protection

LAHORE: The Punjab government and Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a ...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

Editorials

Closing the agri gender gap

EDITORIAL: How strange that agriculture – perhaps the oldest profession and the reason mankind developed cities,...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 06:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	156.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,248.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,111.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	71.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,604.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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