Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited leased to UAE-based AD Ports Group
The UAE-based AD Ports Group has signed a 50-year concession agreement with Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to operate Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL) and invest $220 million for infrastructure

Kazakhstan is buying fruits from Peru and the Netherlands
In the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan purchased nearly 133,000 tons of fruit, which is 1.2% less than in the same period last year. The most imported fruits were mandarins, to 27.7

Researchers from China and Pakistan innovative endophyte-mediated approach to citrus greening
Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, seems to be spreading to citrus trees across the globe, with more than 10 million diseased trees destroyed all over China each year and over $1.3 billion

Pakistani cherries eager for China
Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue.

‘Mangoes are flying off shelves in Birmingham’
Mango season has arrived in Birmingham. These mangoes aren't the large green variety you get all year round; these are the bright orange Indian and Pakistani varieties that run for a very short

Good Pakistan mango crop expected
After a difficult 2022 season, due to the heat wave and water shortages, a good quality mango crop is expected in Pakistan this year, which should see lower prices in its export markets, such as

Pakistan and Russia open direct shipping route
Pakistan is set to welcome the first container ship directly from Russia at Karachi Port on May 25. This will mark the opening of a new sea route for direct shipping service between Pakistan and

Pakistan begins mango export season by first air shipment to Europe
The export season for Pakistani mangoes commenced on Saturday after the country dispatched the first air shipment to Europe. “The mango export season started today with the first air shipment to

Pakistan-Russia direct shipping service will start on May 25
A direct, containerised shipping service linking Pakistan and Russia is scheduled to commence operations later this month. The service will be creating enhanced trade access for Pakistani products

UAE welcomes better mango season in Pakistan
Mango exports from Pakistan are due to start on 20 May, in accordance with the government’s strictly timed export policy. According to Mustafa Altaf, managing director of UAE-based importer

Pakistan mango exports affected by climate change
Pakistan Fruit Exports have declined by an alarming 42 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first 9 months of FY 2022-23 in dollar terms. Although the exports of the fruit have witnessed a 110%

China opens doors to cherries from Pakistan, but strict conditions make exports difficult
Following the opening of the China-Pakistan border on April 1, the Chinese government has allowed the import of cherries from Pakistan. However, the trade requires rigorous phytosanitary standards

Kazakhstan: In January 2023, potato exports amounted to 19.8 thousand tons
Traditionally, the country has supplied vegetables to Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. In January 2023, potato exports increased by 28.4 times and amounted to 19.8

Pakistani rupee at record low against US dollar
Negative economic indicators and uncertainty over resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme pushed the Pakistani rupee towards a new historic low against the US dollar, as the

Pakistan set on boosting local potato production
In a recent interview, Dr Babar Ijaz, person in charge of overseas projects, Shandong Rainbow Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd, stated: “Most of the potato seeds in Pakistan highly depend on

The price of onions fell to 2 cents per kilogram but so far only in India
Indian media have been flooded with reports of strikes by onion producers in the country amid a drop in the wholesale price of onions to almost 2 cents per kg, EastFruit informs. “The case looks

Pakistan exporters face huge losses as border crossing with Afghanistan shut for five days
Over 7,000 trucks laden with goods, including perishable items have been stranded at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border for the last five days due to the closure of the crossing point by the

Kiwifruit can help more Pakistani farmers rise from poverty
According to industry experts, kiwifruit - introduced in Pakistan during the last decade - has great potential and can help more Pakistani farmers throw off poverty. Naveed Ahmed, Scientific

Pakistan Agriculture Ministry ups export duty and begins to import onions
Pakistan’s Ministry of Agriculture has raised export duty for onion to 180% in an attempt to rein in the rising prices in the domestic market. This is the second time in about a month’s time

‘Pakistan and Nepal should increase collaboration’
Nepalese ambassador Tapas Adhikari stressed on boosting bilateral ties between Pakistan and Nepal, saying the two countries could strengthen economic relations with exchange of tradeable resources

‘Pakistan should promote seedless citrus varieties’
According to Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Akhtar, director Agriculture Information Punjab, it is time to work on the energetic propagation of seedless citrus varieties to sizably expand area under its

Potatoes should increase export option Pakistan
Pakistan imports 20,000 tons of potato seeds every year. To change this situation, Potato Research Institute Sahiwal is making efforts to develop local potato varieties. “The institute has

Pakistan hopes to expand kiwifruit potential
Chairman of PARC, Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali has encouraged farmers of Gilgit-Baltistan to focus on the research of kiwifruit this year, stating: “We should spread awareness among people and

The Ministry of Trade promises a significant reduction in prices for vegetables
The Ministry of Trade and Integration has developed new mechanisms for stabilizing prices during the off-season. "The key changes concern the use of the mechanism of the revolving scheme for the