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wheat production

Rabi season: 29.31m tons of wheat likely to be produced

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 06:58am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to produce 29.31 million tons of wheat during the 2025–26 Rabi season, slightly below...

Punjab likely to exceed 22.5m MT of wheat production

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

LAHORE: The Punjab province is expecting to exceed 22.5 million metric tons of wheat production this year, claims a...

LHC seeks estimates of wheat yield cost from agri dept

Published 18 Jun, 2025 07:32am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought an estimate of per-acre wheat production cost from the Punjab...

Soybean prices rebound, improved US weather limits upside

Published 19 May, 2025 11:13am

SINGAPORE: Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Monday, with prices rising for the first time in three sessions...

Zinc wheat variety covers 42pc of cropping area

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s widespread cultivation of the drought-tolerant, bio-fortified zinc wheat variety, Akbar-2019,...

Record wheat production procured: CM directs to purchase wheat through private sector

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:26am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif while presiding over a meeting to review current situation before the...

Review meeting on wheat situation held

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

LAHORE: A review meeting on the current wheat situation, considering the recent weather conditions, was held at...

Experts urge action as climate change threatens wheat production

Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:17am

HYDERABAD: Experts from academic, agricultural, and research institutions in Sindh have emphasized that climate...

Key factors behind wheat production boost highlighted

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

FAISALABAD: Adoption of modern agricultural practices, timely sowing, usage of certified seeds, balanced ...

Wheat procurement: Body formed to prepare plan as per IMF terms

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:03pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb...

China summer wheat output rise

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

BEIJING: China’s summer wheat production rose 2.7% this year, official data showed on Friday, escaping the impact...

Pakistan misses wheat production target

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 12:40pm

Estimated production at 29.69 million tons against set target of 32.2 million for the Rabi Season 2023-2024

Soggy wheat fields raise early concerns for Europe’s harvest

Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am

PARIS: Torrential rain is expected to cut wheat planting in France, Germany and Britain in an early setback for next...

‘Progressive farmer getting over 60 maunds per acre wheat production’

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

FAISALABAD: “The progressive farmer is getting more than 60 maunds of wheat compared to 32 maunds per acre...

Massive project launched to increase wheat production, minister told

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: Aimed to increase the productivity of wheat and reduce the productivity gap, the government had launched ...

Wheat procurement: ECC directs ministry to submit action plan

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security...

Punjab sets wheat production target for Kharif

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

LAHORE: The Punjab province, which produces about 76 per cent of country’s total wheat, has set a production ...

‘Grow more wheat’ campaign launched in Punjab

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

LAHORE: In a significant move to bolster food security, Punjab has set its sights on a robust wheat cultivation...

Wheat production contest: names of winners announced

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

LAHORE: Abdul Hannan s/o Muhammad Ibrahim hailing from Toba Tek Singh secured the first position in wheat production...

CBOT wheat futures close higher

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed higher on Friday, rebounding from lows earlier in the week not...

Senate told: Country has faced major wheat production shortfall

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faced an initial shortfall of three million metric tonnes in wheat production in the current...

Experts say biofortified wheat offers food security solution

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan anticipate considerable climate-related decline in wheat production for the...

Closure of two urea factories: Wheat production will drastically decline, claims PKI president

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:00am

LAHORE: Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar has claimed that the wheat production in the...

There’s no shortage of wheat: govt

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: The government while denouncing the rumours regarding a wheat shortage crisis has said that the country...

Punjab govt’s ‘grow more wheat’ campaign concludes

Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s ‘grow more wheat’ campaign concluded on Monday with the last of the awareness...

PM Shehbaz against import of wheat by private firms

Updated 20 Oct, 2022 05:24pm

Premier fears companies will make ‘fat profits’ using Pakistan’s foreign exchange

Edible oil, ghee market dependent on imported palm oil: CCP

Updated 19 Oct, 2022 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: The edible oil and ghee market of Pakistan is highly dependent on imported palm oil, which is 100 percent...

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

Agri sector registers 4.40pc positive growth

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture sector registered a positive growth of 4.40 percent and surpassed its target of 3.5 percent...

Performance of major crops under PTI govt

Published 25 May, 2022 08:28am

Pakistan’s crop output is reported to have staged a comeback in the now closing FY22. According to Federal...

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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