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Pakistan’s GM maize demands sovereign AgTech, not imported seeds

Updated 27 Sep, 2026 04:48am

In a watershed moment for the country’s agricultural sector, Pakistan has officially decided in principle to...

French wheat export outlook cut, maize stocks seen at 30-year low

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

PARIS: FranceAgriMer on Wednesday reduced its forecast of French soft wheat exports this season while projecting the...

EU 2026/27 soft wheat exports down

Published 16 Sep, 2026 06:56am

PARIS: European Union soft wheat exports in the 2026/27 season that began in July totalled 5.61 million metric tons...

Consensus reached on GM, non-GM maize coexistence framework

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has moved a step closer to commercialising genetically modified (GM) corn as a government...

EU wheat drops, fears of heatwave damage to maize grow

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:52am

PARIS: European wheat fell on Thursday, pressured by a stronger euro and ample global supplies, while maize edged...

Romania reaps record high 12.69 million tonnes of wheat

Published 01 Apr, 2026 06:04am

BUCHAREST: Romania’s production of wheat, maize and sunflower rose by double digits from a year earlier in 2025 as...

Soaring costs prompt French farmers to reconsider sowings

Published 27 Mar, 2026 08:37am

PARIS: Some French farmers are planning to switch sowings from maize to sunflower, which requires less fertiliser...

France raises maize, sugar beet harvest forecasts

Published 15 Oct, 2025 06:45am

PARIS: France’s farm ministry on Tuesday raised its forecast for this year’s grain maize production, including...

The impact of recent floods on Pakistan’s agricultural sector

Published 03 Oct, 2025 06:27am

The recent floods in Pakistan have had serious and extraordinary repercussions on the agricultural sector, severely...

Pakistan floods batter fields, factories and fiscal plans

Published 23 Sep, 2025 09:59am

KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Massive floods in Pakistan have struck both the rural heartland and industrial centres for the...

Flood and rain-tolerant crops—a critical need of the hour

Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:54am

Pakistan’s agriculture sector is currently under severe pressure from climate change. In recent decades,...

TDAP organises series of seminars to boost maize exports

Published 11 Aug, 2025 05:49am

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) announced a series of specialized seminars aimed at...

Punjab’s wheat policy: playing with fire

Published 14 Apr, 2025 08:52am

The Punjab government is playing with fire. After engineering last year’s wheat price collapse through deliberate...

Maize can help country fetch over $1bn annually: experts

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

KARACHI: With rising global demand, Pakistan’s maize holds immense potential to surpass a billion dollars in ...

French maize harvest falls further behind

Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am

PARIS: France’s maize harvest fell further behind the usual pace last week, data showed on Friday, and torrential...

Final tax regime: Exporters concerned at exclusion of rice, maize

Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:43am

LAHORE: Exporters of rice, maize and sesame showing their distress over excluding these commodities from the final...

Dear rentiers, meet corn exports

Published 28 Feb, 2024 09:13am

According to SBP, Corn (maize) has become one of the largest exported commodities (HS code 4-digit) excluding...

France raises maize crop estimate on summer rain, cuts wheat’s

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

PARIS: France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased its forecast for this year’s maize harvest, with summer rain...

Kenya’s GMO maize

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am

MWEA, (Kenya): Dick Olela has been growing maize on his four-acre piece of land in the Migori county in western ...

EU cuts maize crop forecast, raises import outlook again

Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:58am

PARIS: The European Commission on Thursday reduced its forecast for the drought-hit maize harvest in the European...

Increase in use of good hybrid seeds needed to save agri sector: PHHSA

Published 30 Sep, 2022 07:05am

LAHORE: “Pakistan has to increase the usage of quality hybrid seed to save its agriculture from total destruction....

Worry about heat damage to maize supports EU wheat

Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am

HAMBURG: European wheat prices rebounded on Monday, supported by concerns about possible damage from a severe...

Farmers for introducing high-yield hybrid seeds of maize, sunflower

Published 03 Jul, 2022 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: Farmers have requested the government to introduce high-yield hybrid seeds of maize and sunflower, and...

‘Pre-monsoon rains to have positive impact on Kharif crops’

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: The rains will have a positive impact on Kharif crops including sugarcane, rice, cotton and maize as they...

South Africa’s 2022 maize harvest seen down

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

SOUTH AFRICA: South African farmers are expected to harvest 9.8% less maize in the 2021/2022 season compared with ...

Sufficient stocks of maize available for consumption: CAP

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

KARACHI: While opposing the restrictions on export of maize, exporters on Wednesday said that with over 9 million...

IGC cuts forecast for 2022/23 world corn crop

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

LONDON: The International Grains Council on Thursday cut its 2022/23 forecast for world corn (maize) production by ...

South Africa’s maize harvest to fall this year

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

SOUTH AFRICA: South African farmers are expected to harvest 10% less maize in the 2021/2022 season compared with the...

Urea shortage, other factors toughen corn productivity target

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

LAHORE: Farmers from corn growing areas have expressed their apprehensions to achieve productivity target of coming...

Maize, sorghum, millet and fodder crops: PARC recommends 89 hybrid varieties

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has recommended 89 hybrid varieties of maize, sorghum,...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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