Wheat flour fortification: SFA, WFP ink MoU KARACHI: Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a Memorandum of... Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI inflation down 0.62pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended August 29, 2024, decreased by 0.62 per... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Print Flour mills go on countrywide strike Overall, 2,000 flour including 250 mills of Sindh completely shut their operations Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:28am
Pakistan Govt announces to introduce fortified flour across Punjab LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced the introduction of fortified flour across the province. The use of... Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Print Commodity traders seek permission to export surplus wheat KARACHI: Pakistan can earn a foreign exchange of over $300 million through the export of one million tons of surplus... Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:27am
Pakistan President underscores need for ‘reasonable’ price of wheat ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for providing a reasonable wheat price, making timely ... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Editorials Reducing public sector footprint in cash crops EDITORIAL: Wheat procurement, or the lack thereof, has recently become a significant political and economic issue,... Published 24 May, 2024 05:48am
Pakistan Wheat & flour: Food Dept checks quality at 561 locations in Punjab LAHORE: Teams of the provincial food department on Friday conducted a major crackdown on the flour mills across the... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Print Power and wheat flour: ECC approves Rs23bn TSG for AJK govt ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs23 billion technical... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:03am
Business & Finance Weekly inflation soars 43.79pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 43.79 percent year-on-year basis due to an ... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Markets EU 2023/24 soft wheat exports down PARIS: Soft wheat exports from the European Union since the start of the 2023/24 season in July had reached 9.33... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Markets Russian wheat export prices little changed last week MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices were practically unchanged last week amid weakening global markets, and supply... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Markets EU wheat eases further as market awaits US crop report PARIS: European wheat futures extended a fall on Friday to a new low for the week as export competition from Black... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Markets French wheat harvest 58pc complete PARIS: The soft wheat harvest ran slightly ahead of average by July 17 and winter barley cuttings were virtually... Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am
Opinion Wheat import: doors not closed yet Pakistan is the 7th largest wheat producer in the world but, with respect to yield the country stands at 37th rank.... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am
Markets Wheat futures rise after falling for four consecutive sessions SINGAPORE/PARIS: Chicago wheat futures rose on Friday after four consecutive sessions of losses as bargain-buying... Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am
Business & Finance Prices of kitchen items show an upward trend ISLAMABAD: The prices of most of the essential kitchen items have witnessed an upward trend during this week past... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
Markets Wheat futures drift lower SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures slid on Friday and were set for their biggest monthly drop since last November, as... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Business & Finance Govt accused of stopping mills from procuring wheat despite arrival of new crop LAHORE: Flour millers hailing from Punjab have accused the provincial government of not allowing the mills to ... Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am
Print Wheat flour, sugar and urea: FBR specifies ‘designated areas’ near borders to check smuggling ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has specified border areas of Afghanistan, India and Iran as ... Updated 20 Apr, 2023 08:35am
Print Four ‘essential’ commodities: Customs given legal backing to take action against smuggling ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared wheat and wheat flour, sugar and urea as “essential... Updated 18 Apr, 2023 09:07am
Markets Russian wheat cheapest on C&F basis in Egypt tender CAIRO: Russian wheat was the cheapest on offer in an Egyptian state tender on Thursday at $293 per tonne with cost... Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am
Markets EU 2022/23 soft wheat exports at 23.15m tonnes PARIS: Soft wheat exports from the European Union in the 2022/23 season that started in July had reached 23.15... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Print Five killed in stampedes at flour distribution sites LAHORE/PESHAWAR: At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in stampedes at sites... Updated 31 Mar, 2023 08:55am
Print PM says 100m benefitting from free wheat flour scheme ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that 100 million people are benefitting from sasta atta... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:47am
Pakistan Food dept, KPITB launch flour supply chain system across KP PESHAWAR: The Food Department and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) jointly launched a... Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:56am
Pakistan QWP demands action against flour hoarders, profiteers PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) demanded the government to ensure the availability of all commodities particularly... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan Flour distribution steps reviewed FAISALABAD: As many as 692943 bags of 10-kg flour have been free distributed among deserved in last five days under... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Print Wheat flour distribution points: PM visits Multan, other parts of southern Punjab MULTAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday undertook visits to various free wheat flour (Atta) distribution... Updated 27 Mar, 2023 12:10pm
Pakistan Punjab, KPK: ‘Free wheat flour’ being distributed through BISP data: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Friday, said that the government... Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am