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Brazil’s sugar output sinks in May

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

SAO PAULO: Sugar production in Brazil’s main center-south (CS) production region fell 24.8 percent in the second...

Brazil suspends cocoa imports from Ivory Coast

Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am

SAO PAULO: Brazil has temporarily suspended cocoa imports from Ivory Coast due to phytosanitary risks, the country’s...

Saudi Arabia, Chile to resume poultry imports from Brazil, memos say

Published 15 Aug, 2025 11:20am

SAO PAULO: Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on poultry imports from Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul,...

Ukraine‘s 2022/23 winter grain sowing

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

KYIV: Ukraine 2022/23 winter grain sowing is almost complete as farmers have sown 4.5 million hectares or 94% of the...

Cotton crisis

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

EDITORIAL: News that fears of much of the standing cotton crop being washed away by heavy rains are coming true in...

Bulgaria expects good 2022 wheat crop

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

SOFIA: Bulgaria expects a good wheat crop in 2022, almost matching last year’s record harvest, that will allow for...

Argentine farmers have sold 20.7m tonnes of 2021/22 corn

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s farmers have sold 20.7 million tonnes of corn from the 2021/22 season so far, the...

Ukraine’s corn too expensive for export in early 2022

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

KYIV: High energy costs and a delayed harvest is making Ukrainian corn too expensive to export successfully in early...

China lowers 2021/22 corn output estimate

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

BEIJING: China has lowered estimates of 2021/22 corn output as rains hit the new crop in parts of the northern...

EU wheat ends week higher on concerns over global supplies

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

PARIS: European wheat edged higher on Friday after two sessions of declines, supported by ongoing concerns about the...

Russia may raise 2021/22 grain exports

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

MOSCOW: Russia may raise grain exports by 3 million tonnes to 51 million tonnes in the 2021/22 marketing season,...

FY22 budget to be aimed at boosting agri output: govt

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The government said on Tuesday that the agriculture ministry is bringing a new proposal in the upcoming...

Ukraine early spring grain sowing almost completed

Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am

KYIV: Ukrainian farms have almost completed 2021 early spring grain sowing, seeding more than 1.9 million hectares ...

China to crack down on counterfeit seeds in food security push

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday said it had called for a nationwide crackdown on the production...

Russia may continue taxing wheat exports in the new marketing season

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:29pm

Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, is trying to stabilise domestic food prices with the wheat export levy as well as a grain export quota and a series of other measures after President Vladimir Putin criticised the impact of excessive inflation.

CBOT wheat lifts amid export market uncertainty

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:20am

Russia will more than double its output of durum wheat, used in the production of pasta and couscous, to 1.8 million tonnes by 2025, its agriculture ministry said.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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