Rs9bn approved for clearing OMCs’ PDCs: ECC allows export of 0.15 MMTs of surplus sugar ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed export of 0.15 million MTs of... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 08:20am
Pakistan NAB Lahore initiates probe into mega sugar scam LAHORE: Director General, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore, Amjad Majeed Aulakh took a swift action over ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:16am
BR Research Sugar industry: political affiliation isn’t helping The sugar industry is in the news again. The industry wants a license to export surplus stocks; the government wants... Published 04 Jun, 2024 08:58am
Pakistan ‘CCP imposes Rs74bn of penalties on cartels but cases still pending in courts’ ISLAMABAD: Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu, Thursday said that CCP had... Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am
Print Refined sugar export: third meeting of SAB also remains inconclusive ISLAMABAD: The third successive meeting of the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) has failed to decide on the export of... Updated 30 May, 2024 09:27am
Print PM takes serious note of absence of sugar data ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have taken serious note of the absence of requisite data on... Updated 10 May, 2024 08:59am
Markets Ukraine sees higher 2024 sugar output, looks for new markets, union says KYIV: Ukraine may increase white sugar production nearly 3% to 1.85 million metric tons in 2024 and the exportable... Published 06 May, 2024 01:12pm
Markets EU sees sugar beet production to rise 2pc in 2024/25 PARIS: Sugar beet area and output will increase by 2% in the European Union next season thanks to favourable market... Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am
Markets Cocoa prices decline further; robusta coffee also down LONDON: London cocoa futures on ICE were lower on Friday and on track for a weekly loss of about 28%, though the ... Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am
Business & Finance PSGA, PSMA appeal PM to allow export of surplus sugar LAHORE: The Punjab Sugarcane Growers Association (PSGA) and the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) have... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
BR Research Inflation: is the worst over? The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am
Markets Indian sugar mills end season with higher than expected output MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India’s sugar production has been higher than expected this year after the completion of cane... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance Export permission: MoC casts doubt on PSMA’s surplus sugar figures ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has reportedly expressed doubts on the figures of surplus sugar presented to the... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 08:44am
Business & Finance Sugar export not allowed as yet, says minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that keeping in view the... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Markets Prices of essential food items show mixed trend PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, live chicken/meat, flour, ... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Business & Finance PSMA-Punjab urges govt to allow immediate export of sugar LAHORE: A spokesman of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has denied that the ex-mill prices of sugar... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Business & Finance Cigarettes, sugar, fertilizer: Verification of digital tax stamps launched ISLAMABAD: At the time when nearly 63 percent of the Pakistani market has been captured by illicit cigarettes,... Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am
Markets Australia’s sugar output likely to rise to 4.2mn tons in 2024/25, USDA says CANBERRA: Australia’s sugar production should rise to 4.2 million metric tons in the 2024/25 marketing year from an... Published 18 Apr, 2024 12:30pm
Markets Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (April 16, 2024)... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Business & Finance Prices of essential kitchen items decline: BR survey ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a declining trend during this week past against the... Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am
Business & Finance SAB fails to take decision on sugar export ISLAMABAD: The Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) meeting, on Thursday, failed to decide on the export of refined sugar and... Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:58am
Business & Finance PSMA seeks permission to export ‘expensively produced’ sugar ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has approached the Commerce Ministry to seek permission for... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:50am
Markets New York cocoa prices hit record high, raw sugar also up NEW YORK: New York cocoa futures on ICE were up around 3% on Monday to a record high as the market for the... Published 01 Apr, 2024 09:49pm
Markets Egypt’s GASC believed to have bought 150,000 metric tons of sugar, traders say CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), is believed to have bought... Published 01 Apr, 2024 04:48pm
BR Research All is quiet on the sugar front All is quiet on the sugar front. At a time when reports of a demand slowdown should have put prices in reverse gear,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:49am
Print Livestock, sugar, other commodities: Ban on export proposed by Jam ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal has proposed imposition of complete ban on export of livestock, sugar,... Updated 23 Mar, 2024 10:11am
Markets Raw sugar hits near two-month low, cocoa resumes rally NEW YORK: Raw sugar futures on ICE hit their lowest in nearly two months on Friday as concerns over supply continue... Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am
Print Ramazan package: Rs6.48bn allocated Rs3.474 billion subsidy to be provided for atta, followed by Rs1.610 billion for sugar, and Rs1.4 billion for ghee Updated 02 Mar, 2024 02:17pm
Markets Cocoa futures hit record highs on supply woes LONDON: London and New York cocoa futures on ICE rose to fresh record highs on Monday as crop woes in both Ivory... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Markets Raw sugar prices ease on Brazil rains; cocoa also dips LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE fell on Wednesday, with rains in Brazil potentially improving the outlook for cane... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am