31st January, 2013
Mills to get 0.6m tons of wheat
Out of 600,000 tons, mills in Sindh would get 150,000 tons of wheat, followed by 200,000 to Punjab mills, 150,000 tons to Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and 100,000 tons to Balochistan flour mills.
24th October, 2012
What money did this week
Money has been as fickle as its reputation makes it out to be.
26th September, 2012
India imports raw sugar for first time in 2 years
Indian mills have signed deals for up to 450,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar as a gap between domestic and overseas prices widens.
2nd August, 2012
Rice millers threaten to move to Bangladesh
Massively disappointed by frequent power outages, as many as 27 rice mills owners in Daska have indicated moving operations.
15th June, 2012
Banks told to process cases of sugar export
The State Bank on Thursday advised all authorised dealers in foreign exchange (Banks) to process the cases of sugar export.
11th June, 2012
CCP asks Punjab to lift ban on new sugar mills
The Competition Commission of Pakistan has asked the provincial government to lift the ban to allow fair competition in the sector.
9th February, 2012
Prices drift higher on cotton market
KARACHI, Feb 8: Cotton prices on Wednesday tended further higher as spinners and mills resumed their normal daily intake and ginners were quick to take advantage of the rising demand.
26th January, 2012
TCP pays Rs2.45bn to seven sugar mills
LAHORE, Jan 25: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan on Wednesday said that it had made payment of Rs2.45 billion to seven of the 45 sugar mills from which it had procured 378,000 tons of sugar last month.
9th January, 2012
Pak-Epa achieves a breakthrough
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The initiative launched by Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-Epa) for greening the steel industry has made some progress as one of the eight steel mills in the capital installed equipment to
26th December, 2011
Fall in sugar prices
SOME essential items consolidated their previous gain on the wholesale commodity market during the previous week but supply position remained fairly comfortable owing to steady arrivals from upcountry trading centres.
26th December, 2011
Growers hit by delayed cane crushing
INORDINATE delay in cane crushing has left the growers in a quandary. Long queues of tractor trolleys and trucks can be seen outside sugar mills in various districts of Sindh which have started crushing.
23rd December, 2011
‘17 new flour mills set up over past two years in Sindh’
KARACHI, Dec 22: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Thursday that because of a bumper wheat crop, abundant availability of its stocks with the relevant department and liberal policy of the government, a total
22nd December, 2011
TCP’s role in cotton trade opposed
KARACHI, Dec 21: The All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association cautioned on Wednesday that the government could incur a loss of Rs10 billion if the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) procures one million bales from ginners.
21st December, 2011
Sugar exports can fetch $300m if curbs removed
LAHORE, Dec 20: The removal of restrictions on export of half of the projected sugar surplus (about 0.5 million tons) from the current harvest is estimated to fetch $300 million, lift pressure on its domestic
13th December, 2011
NA body for cotton purchase by TCP
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: National Assembly Standing Committee on Textile Industry on Monday asked the government to direct the Trading Corporation of Pakistan to start buying cotton from growers
6th December, 2011
15.47 per cent rise in cotton production
KARACHI, Dec 5: Increased flow of phutti from cotton fields in the Punjab to ginneries during the last fortnight (Nov 15 to Dec 1) has raised hopes of larger harvest of cotton this season.
5th December, 2011
Cane crushing delayed
  Barring a few, most sugar mills in Sindh did not start cane crushing on November 1 as per notification of the provincial government. This…
1st December, 2011
Rice exports drop
KARACHI, Nov 30: The rice exports declined to 0.862 million tons during the first four months (July-October) of this fiscal year against 0.977 million tons in the corresponding period last year mainly due to persistent energy
29th November, 2011
Cotton trading shrinks
KARACHI, Nov 28: Physical activity on the cotton market further shrank to a modest proportion on Monday as pricing ideas between sellers and buyers failed to find a meeting ground.
28th November, 2011
Farmers reject new sugarcane price
WHILE the cane growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are happy over the bumper crop this year, they are not satisfied with the support price announced by the Sugar Control Board recently.