LSM hits the stride Published 07 May, 2026 02:13am Large-Scale Manufacturing delivered a strong March close, with year-on-year growth accelerating to 11.09 percent,...
Sugar production encouraging this season: Dar Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed...
LSM: Momentum cools; recovery holds Updated 20 Feb, 2026 08:12am After an exceptionally strong November, Large-Scale Manufacturing entered December on a softer footing. Year-on-year...
BR RESEARCH: Sugar: surplus or stalemate? Updated 02 Feb, 2026 09:23am If December 2025 banking advances data is to be believed, Pakistan’s sugar sector may finally be doing what it does...
Punjab sugar production rises by 266,000 metric tons Updated 24 Jan, 2026 07:08am LAHORE: Sugar mills across the province have so far crushed 24.89 million metric tons of sugarcane during the...
PSMA urges govt to reduce ‘significantly higher’ sugarcane development cess Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am LAHORE: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has urged the Punjab government to reduce the Sugarcane Development...
Sugar mill duties: Six FBR officials suspended over ‘unauthorised’ absence Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated disciplinary action and immediately suspended six...
Sugar mills association advocates early approval of deregulation policy Updated 12 Nov, 2025 09:13am LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has stated that policy on deregulation of the sugar sector...
Brazil’s sugar production up Published 31 Aug, 2025 02:44am SAO PAULO: Sugar production in Brazil’s key centre-south region rose 15.96 percent year-on-year in the first half...
Sufficient sugar stock available, NA told Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:24am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said that total sugar...
FBR closes down sugar mill in Sindh Updated 09 Dec, 2024 02:49pm ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has closed one sugar mill in Sindh, as the track-and-trace system and...
Higher production, imports boost US sugar supply Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am NEW YORK: Higher import volumes and increased local production of sugar has elevated the projected level of US sugar...
Refined sugar export: third meeting of SAB also remains inconclusive Updated 30 May, 2024 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The third successive meeting of the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) has failed to decide on the export of...
Sugar mills evading tax to face crackdown Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has decided to start crackdown on sugar mills involved in tax evasion, well...
Mexico’s sugar production seen at lowest in 10 years Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am NEW YORK: Mexico’s sugar production in the 2023/24 season (Oct-Sept) was projected on Friday to fall 15% from the...
PSMA concerned at ‘unsustainable’ production costs Updated 08 Dec, 2023 10:04am LAHORE: Sugar millers have claimed that production and sale of sugar below its costs of production has become...
Sugar output in India’s Maharashtra set to fall to lowest Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:59am MUMBAI: Sugar output in Maharashtra, India’s top producing state, is likely to fall 14% in the 2023/24 crop year ...
Brazil sugar production up Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am SAO PAULO: Brazil’s center-south sugar production rose 8.9% in the first half of July when compared with a year...
Brazil sugar output in 1st half of June seen hit by rains Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am NEW YORK: Brazil’s Centre-South sugar production in the first half of June is likely to have been capped by rains,...
Installation of automated track-and-trace system: FBR encountering compatibility issues at sugar mills Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:00am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing compatibility issues during the installation of an automated...
Sugar export contains a kernel of bitter truth Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am EDITORIAL: When it comes to promoting exports, few countries in the world may be as reluctant as Pakistan. That’s...
Sugar production to increase next season: PSMA Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) referring to the statistics of the Federal Board of Revenue ...
Furniture and garments hold LSM Published 20 Jul, 2022 08:52am It may well be an entirely different picture in two months from now, but for 11 months of FY22, the Large-scale...
Brazil’s sugarcane crushing beats Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:04am SAO PAULO: Brazil’s center-south sugar and ethanol production in the second half of May beat expectations as total...
Promising LSM growth Published 17 May, 2022 08:20am Large scale industrial activity has remained upbeat this fiscal year. While there is nothing record-shattering about...
PSMA demands permission to export excess sugar output Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:07am LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has demanded the government to allow export of excess sugar...
LSM: Moderating too soon? Published 27 Jan, 2022 08:11am The LSM growth in November 2021 came down to 0.29 percent – lowest year-on-year number since August 2020. Having...
Sugar mills directed to submit complete info to cane commissioner Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am LAHORE: The Punjab government has reiterated that all the sugar mills should submit full information to the cane...
Raw sugar futures weaken, cocoa extends rebounds Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE fell nearly 1% on Wednesday as inflation jitters pressured the wider financial...
LSMI output up by 7.26pc in 2 months Updated 16 Oct, 2021 01:04pm ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 7.26 percent in the first two months...