Delay in sugarcane crushing: DCs in Punjab directed to register FIRs against six mills LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab has directed the additional cane commissioners/deputy commissioners to get ... Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan District admins directed to ensure start of cane crushing before 25th LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab on Tuesday directed the district administrations to take necessary measures to... Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Opinion Sugar turns sour According to a Business Recorder news item, “Export of sugar: PSMA links sugarcane crushing to govt permission”,... Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:16am
Business & Finance Market distortions: CCP brings out study on 10 essential items ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has strongly criticised the government’s policy of ... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:42am
BR Research Cash crops: identifying winners & losers Last week, an analysis of growth in major crops productivity over last six decades was published in this section,... Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:41am
Pakistan ‘Pre-monsoon rains to have positive impact on Kharif crops’ ISLAMABAD: The rains will have a positive impact on Kharif crops including sugarcane, rice, cotton and maize as they... Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:57am
Markets Brazil’s sugarcane crushing beats SAO PAULO: Brazil’s center-south sugar and ethanol production in the second half of May beat expectations as total... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:04am
Markets Light frosts seen in Brazil’s coffee, corn, sugarcane areas SAO PAULO: Some areas of Brazil’s Parana, Sao Paulo and southern highland parts of Minas Gerais regions saw light... Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am
Pakistan Water demand for Rabbi crops expected to scale up KARACHI: Water demand for the standing Rabbi crops is expected to scale up because of the hot and dry weather, as... Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Pakistan PSMA rejects claim of cane commissioner LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) rejected the claim by the cane commissioner that supply of... Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am
Business & Finance Mills not getting ‘sufficient’ quantity of sugarcane: PSMA LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has reiterated its claim that mills are not getting sufficient... Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am
Pakistan Sugarcane, straw: PHP asked to prohibit entry of overloaded vehicles LAHORE: In order to prevent fatal accidents in the wake of fog and smog, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) ... Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am
Pakistan Unauthorised agents, middlemen: PSMA seeks action against purchase of sugarcane ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has urged the government to take notice of the purchase of the... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Print China: PM’s intervention sought to enhance rice quota allocation ISLAMABAD: Commerce Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood has sought Prime Minister’s intervention to enhance rice quota... Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:41am
Business & Finance PSMA asks cane commissioner to identify ‘unauthorised purchasing agents’ LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Punjab Zone has asked the Cane Commissioner Punjab to identify... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
BR Research Global sugar prices: searching for equilibrium? The relentless climb of ISA’s White Sugar Price Index seems to have finally reverse gears, declining nearly 6... Published 09 Dec, 2021 06:15am
BR Research Sugar WPI: early warning signs! The monthly CPI for Nov-21 released yesterday has raised alarm bells in the corridors of power. A much-needed... Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:04am
Print Sugarcane in Punjab and Sindh: IHC dismisses plea seeking to fix same rates ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to fix the same rates of sugarcane... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
BR Research Don’t do as you please, reform please! Earlier this week, the spokesperson for finance ministry noted that in case of surplus sugar production in the (just... Updated 11 Nov, 2021 10:05am
BR Research Sugar: no reform, only noise Local prices of sugar are once again making headlines, as prices charted fresh heights last week in cities of Sindh,... Updated 08 Nov, 2021 10:55am
Pakistan Sindh govt 'responsible' for sugar crisis: Gill LAHORE: Blaming the Sindh government for doing politics on the issue of sugar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister... Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:19am
Print Wheat flour in Sindh: Tarin concerned at price differential ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has directed the provincial governments to... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 09:37am
Pakistan Sugarcane: Rs225/maund minimum purchase price proposed LAHORE: The Sugarcane Control Board Punjab has reportedly pitched the Minimum Purchase Price (MPP) for the sugarcane... Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am
Markets Crushing season 2021-22: Punjab govt forms ‘Sugarcane Control Board’ LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted “Sugarcane Control Board” for the crushing season 2021-22 to work... Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am
Print Early sugarcane-crushing season likely to help lower prices ISLAMABAD: The government is optimistic that the early crushing of sugarcane would reduce the prices of sugar in the... Updated 14 Oct, 2021 10:16am
BR Research Déjà vu: but which season? Commenting on the spectacular performance of major crops in the ongoing kharif season, the Special Assistant to the... Updated 01 Oct, 2021 02:13pm
BR Research “Children of a Greater God?” In a landmark judgement issued last month, the Supreme Court has ruled that under the Sugar Factories Control Act,... Published 09 Sep, 2021 08:26am
Pakistan FAO, MNFSR collaborate to finance agri research Karachi: A consultative workshop on Innovative Financing for Agricultural Research was jointly organized by Ministry... Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am
BR Research Knowledge of rival stock position: what good is it? Commenting on CCP’s Sugar Order, BR Research explained yesterday that while “PSMA needs to explain why it ... Published 24 Aug, 2021 07:25am
BR Research CCP Sugar Order: what is ‘sensitive commercial information’? Last week, the Competition Commission imposed Rs 44 billion worth penalties on Pakistan Sugar Mills Association and... Updated 23 Aug, 2021 08:01am
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