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wheat imports

Fragile balance of payments

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 06:36am

The figures on the balance of payments for Pakistan for the first quarter of 2025-26 have been released recently by...

Wheat down 7-9 cents, corn down 2-4 cents, soy mixed

Published 14 Apr, 2025 07:29pm

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

Turkiye resumes Russian wheat imports, data shows

Published 10 Apr, 2025 01:55pm

MOSCOW: Turkiye resumed purchases of Russian wheat this year after lifting import restrictions in March, new data...

Corn and wheat slip to new lows with planting and exports in focus

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:52pm

PARIS/SINGAPORE: Chicago corn futures slipped to a new three-week low on Friday on expectations of increased U.S....

Morocco to extend wheat import subsidies to year-end

Published 27 Mar, 2025 07:14am

PARIS: Morocco will extend its current subsidy programme for soft wheat imports until December 31, state grains...

Stop the wheat policy circus now

Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:03am

If Pakistan’s policymakers are in the business of flip-flopping, at least let them excel at it. Unfortunately, their...

‘Urgent wheat imports may be needed to save from food crisis’

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

French wheat rating slips, maize sowing slows as rain returns

Published 24 May, 2024 01:38pm

The condition of French soft wheat declined slightly last week to remain at a four-year low while maize planting...

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,...

You cannot quit cold turkey when there is no market!

Published 09 May, 2024 08:23am

To the federal cabinet secretary in charge of the wheat inquiry committee: Happy hunting, sir. Afterall, if a target...

Wheat, wheat everywhere…

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

The wheat crisis has thrown up a host of troubling questions that revolve around the persistent wisdom that in our...

Wheat fiasco points towards govt ‘negligence’

Updated 07 May, 2024 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: The mismanagement associated with allowing wheat imports, which benefited the private sector and deprived...

Key states, including Pakistan: Wheat imports expected to rise: World Bank

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: Wheat imports are expected to rise for key importing countries including Pakistan, says the World Bank....

Deals on import of over 1.3MMTs of wheat sealed

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 09:02am

KARACHI: Pakistani traders have finalized deals for the import of over 1.3 million metric tons of wheat to meet the...

Rs201bn cash credit limit: ECC approves procurement of 1.8 MMTs of wheat by Passco

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Wednesday approved the procurement of 1.80 MMTs...

Revolving fund account for CPEC IPPs approved: ECC allows import of 0.583MTs of wheat

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the import of 0.583 million tonnes ...

TCP tenders to buy 500,000 tonnes of wheat

Published 18 Nov, 2022 07:12am

HAMBURG: A government agency in Pakistan has issued a new international tender to purchase and import 500,000 tonnes...

Govt refusal to allow wheat import worries Elahi

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

LAHORE: The Federal government has refused to grant permission to the Punjab government to import wheat. Chief...

China sets 2023 import quota for corn, wheat

Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:15am

BEIJING: China on Monday set its low tariff rate quota for wheat, corn and rice imports in 2023 at the same volumes...

Import of 2MMT of wheat: Private sector seeks to get the nod from govt

Updated 28 Sep, 2022 10:04am

KARACHI: The private sector is seeking the federal government’s nod for the import of some 2 million metric tons ...

Over 8.664m tons of wheat available for domestic consumptions

Published 25 Sep, 2022 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Strategic wheat stocks of the country are recorded at 8.644 million tons, which are sufficient to tackle...

Ministry for allowing TCP to award wheat import contract

Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) has proposed to allow TCP to award...

CBOT wheat may extend its gains to $9.37-1/4

Published 21 Sep, 2022 01:11pm

SINGAPORE: CBOT wheat may extend its gains to $9.37-1/4 per bushel, as suggested by a projection analysis. The...

FY2022-23: Balance of payments

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

The continuing turmoil in the forex market is a bewildering experience with no parallel in the country’s history....

Wheat imports put big strain on forex reserves: ADB

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:14am

In its latest report, 'Asian Development Review', lender says in the wake of population growth, urbanisation, and industrialisation, the availability of arable land and water facing intense pressure from non-farm uses in Pakistan

Egyptian delegation to visit India to discuss wheat imports

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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