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Wheat import

FY24: Wheat import caused massive loss

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:25am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered a staggering loss of over Rs 300 billion owing to the import of 3.59 million metric ...

Wheat up 1-2 cents, corn down 3-4, soy down 2-5

Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:54pm

CHICAGO: The following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago...

BD signs US wheat-import deal in bid to curb tariff pressure

Published 21 Jul, 2025 07:25am

DHAKA: Bangladesh signed a deal on Sunday to import 700,000 tonnes of wheat annually from the United States over the...

Chicago grains rise on crop risks and relief over tariffs

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:20pm

PARIS/BEIJING: Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures extended gains on Friday, supported by investor relief that...

‘No wheat import this year owing to sufficient stock’

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not import wheat during the current year owing to sufficient stock in the country, said...

Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

CHICAGO: Chicago soybean futures rose on Friday, driven by short-covering ahead of the weekend and technical buying,...

Farmer bodies assail govt for allowing ‘unlimited’ wheat import

Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:44am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and Sawera Foundation held a seminar and demonstration on Monday...

Turkish flour mills seek relaxation of wheat import ban

Published 06 Oct, 2024 02:44am

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s flour mills are seeking a relaxation of the country’s ban on wheat imports, the mills’...

Reducing public sector footprint in cash crops

Published 24 May, 2024 05:48am

EDITORIAL: Wheat procurement, or the lack thereof, has recently become a significant political and economic issue,...

No-growth policy working

Updated 20 May, 2024 10:02am

The current account is in surplus ($491 mn in April 2024) for yet another month. The 10MFY24 deficit is a meager...

The revolving door of instability in Pakistan

Published 16 May, 2024 08:34pm

The current state of affairs in Pakistan is deeply concerning as the country appears to be slipping back into...

Timely import of wheat didn’t lead to shortage of grain: HCCI chief

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Adeel Siddiqui has said that support price of wheat...

Chicago wheat drops 1% on profit-taking; soy, corn slip

Published 13 May, 2024 10:14am

CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures took a breather on Monday as traders locked in profits after prices climbed to...

The wheat woes

Updated 11 May, 2024 06:45am

I would love to live in the utopian world of the neoliberal economist, where the market determines the exchange...

Wheat: executing a flawed policy poorly

Published 06 May, 2024 08:43am

If you want to make a muck of something, entrust it to the government. Starting in 2019, this will be the fifth...

Wheat worth Rs330bn imported in 7 months

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Wheat worth 330 billion rupees was imported in seven months—from August 2023 to March 2024—and 1.3...

PM forms body to probe wheat import matter

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed an inquiry committee regarding import of wheat under the...

Excessive wheat import: Caretakers likely to find themselves in the dock

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:38am

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer says caretaker government during its tenure imported wheat that caused the problem

Wheat import bill hits $1bn mark

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

KARACHI: Pakistan spent some one billion dollars on the import of wheat during this fiscal year (FY24) to meet the...

Wheat drops to 3-1/2-year low on Black Sea supply pressure, corn eases

Published 07 Mar, 2024 10:17am

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat slid for a third consecutive session on Thursday, with the market dropping to its lowest...

Private sector import of wheat: Deadline extended despite opposition by Punjab

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has extended the deadline for the import of milling wheat till March 31, 2024, by...

Traders seal 12 deals for import of 0.7m MTs of wheat

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:18am

KARACHI: Pakistani traders have finalized 12 deals for the import 0.7 million metric tons of wheat to avoid the...

Russian wheat reaches Karachi port

Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:00am

KARACHI: The first consignment of wheat imported from Russia by the private sector reached the Karachi port on...

Wheat import: doors not closed yet

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

Pakistan is the 7th largest wheat producer in the world but, with respect to yield the country stands at 37th rank....

ECC approves wheat import of 450,000MT from Russia

Updated 05 Dec, 2022 06:35pm

Finance ministry says M/s Prodintorg, Russia had made offer of $372/MT on G2G basis for shipment period from February 1 to March 31

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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