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Basmati

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (December 10, 2025)...

Guard introduces two new OP Basmati varieties

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice sector is poised for a major uplift as Guard Agricultural Research & Services Ltd...

GSP+ talks: Islamabad raises ethanol, Basmati issues in push for fairer EU market access

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 10:55pm

Pakistan committed to fulfilling all obligations, assures Commerce ministry officials in meeting with Ambassador of the Netherlands

Rice exports: quarterly roundup

Published 27 Apr, 2023 07:01am

Pakistan’s basmati rice exports surged strongly in March 2023, if reports from PBS are to be believed. Dollar...

Basmati: losing traditional markets?

Published 25 Nov, 2022 09:01am

That Pakistan’s rice exports are all set to decline massively in the ongoing fiscal now appears to be a foregone...

Reap chairman asks peers to go for value addition

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

LAHORE: Rice exporters must go for value addition instead of exporting just rice if they want to materialize the US$...

Sindh rice crop: separating fact from speculation

Published 30 Sep, 2022 08:45am

Last week, rumor mills went in overdrive in farmer Whatsapp groups, claiming that government of Pakistan was...

REAP to hold two ‘Biryani festivals’ in Tehran on 27th

Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am

LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) is going to hold two “Biryani Festivals” in Tehran on...

Rice exports: new heights

Published 21 Jun, 2022 09:49am

Pakistan’s rice exports have made a fresh record this fiscal, reaching 4.5 million metric tons (MMT) during...

Food prices: is basmati next?

Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:17am

According to weekly SPI, basmati (broken, average quality) national average price has closed in on Rs 100 per kg in...

Punjab registers record rice production of 5.766m tons

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

LAHORE: Punjab produced record rice production of 5.766 million tons, both basmati and non-basmati, for the year...

Rice exports: cautious optimism?

Published 01 Nov, 2021 07:35am

Pakistan’s rice exports staged a comeback during Q1-FY22, rising against low base from Covid quarter during same...

Basmati: damn thy luck!

Published 01 Oct, 2021 07:35am

According to PBS, quantum of basmati exports increased by 40 percent during 2MFY22, highest volumetric increase...

An interview with Shahid Hussain Tarer, Managing Director Galaxy Rice Mill (Pvt.) Limited

Published 20 Sep, 2021 07:40am

“Agri-exporters cannot demand price premium without attracting foreign delegations” Shahid Husein Tarer is the...

India seeks to harm Pakistan’s position in basmati markets

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

LAHORE: From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive...

GI of Basmati: EU accepts ‘reasoned statement’ against India

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

LAHORE: The European Commission (EU) has accepted the ‘reasoned statement’ submitted by the Rice Exporters...

REAP files reasoned statement in opposition to India’s claim on GI tag for Basmati

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 10:12am

KARACHI: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has successfully filed the Reasoned Statement in opposition ...

PSC approves 47 new seed varieties of different crops

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

LAHORE: Punjab Seed Council (PSC) on Thursday approved 47 new seed varieties of different crops which include 7 BT...

Basmati rice registered as GI

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

LAHORE: Pakistan has registered Basmati Rice as Geographical Indication (GI) under Geographical Indications Act ...

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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 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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