Pakistan earns $394m more from rice export: The Nation

By: Ramzan Chandio | Published: April 17, 2009

KARACHI - Pakistan earned $394 million more from the export of the rice during nine months (July-March) of the current financial year 2008-09.
The total export of rice increased to $1.339 billion in nine months of current fiscal year 08-09 against $945m of same period of last fiscal year 07-08. Rice is the dominated food staple in exportable food commodity and it has importance in the exports commodities as country earns significant foreign exchange every year. Though, the export of the rice has increased during nine months over same period of last year as history making prices of the commodity in international as well as in local market had encouraged the growers who switched over to rice even in cotton growing-areas.
Due to attracting prices, the growers and exporters were eying of over 6m tons production in current crop season of FY2008-09 but emergent fall of rain had badly impacted on production and yield of the crop in the country. Resultantly, the output of the crop reduced to 5.6m tons in current season of FY2008-09.

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Pakistan to pip India in list of world's top rice exporters: Economic Times

NEW DELHI: For the first time in several years Pakistan is expected to pip India in the list of rice exporting countries because of export curb imposed here. According to the latest report of the US Agriculture Department (USDA), India will lose two ranks in the list to become the fourth largest rice exporter in calendar year 2008 while Pakistan would improve its position to third. In the USDA list of world's top 15 rice exporting countries, Thailand will remain at the top with an estimated 10 million export followed by Vietnam at 4.7 million tons. The report said Pakistan may export 3 million tons while India 2.8 million tons in 2008. India's rice exports may further take a dip to two million tons in 2009 while Pakistan will raise its overseas supply to 3.15 million tons, it said. Incidentally, this development has come in the 61st year of independence as both countries were liberated from the British rule in 1947. Commenting on the development, All India Rice Exporters Association President Vijay Sethia said, "India lost the opportunity which Pakistan and Vietnam took."

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Pakistan 2008-09 rice crop seen over 6 million tonnes: Khaleej Times

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's rice output should rise at least 10 per cent to over 6 million tonnes in the 2008-09 fiscal year on a larger planted area, officials and growers said yesterday, and exports could top 4 million tonnes.

A large rice harvest would add to the picture of growing supplies that has seen Asian benchmark prices come off 30 per cent from a record high reached in March.

Pakistan, the world fifth-largest rice exporter, produced 5.5 million tonnes of rice in the year to June and exported 3.33 million tonnes.

Fresh grain will start flowing to the market in late August, according to rice traders.

"There is nearly a 10 per cent increase in the cultivation area and the production is likely between 6.2-6.4 million tonnes," said Ibrahim Mughal, chairman of the Agri-Forum, a farmers' association.

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