PM Shehbaz says no decision made on wheat export
- 10-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday told the National Assembly that the government had made no decision for the export of wheat, ARY News reported. “No decision has been made for the export of wheat. I want to bring it on record before the House that there is no such decision for the […]
Russia tops world grain exports, ahead of Canada, Australia, US
- 05-Sep-2023
PARIS: Russia dominates the grain export market, with only a dozen nations supplying the world market with the key commodity to produce the most basic of staples for much of the world bread. Temperate climate From the temperate climates in Mesopotamia where it was first cultivated thousands of years ago, wheat has become an essential […]
India to allow wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance
- 17-May-2022
NEW DELHI: India will allow overseas wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance, the government said on Tuesday, introducing some relaxation in exports after it banned overseas sales of the staple on Saturday. India will also allow wheat exports to Egypt, the government said in a statement. “It has been decided that wherever wheat consignments have been […]
Wheat prices hit record high after Indian export ban
- 16-May-2022
Wheat prices surged to a new record high in European trading on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production. The price jumped to 435 euros ($453) per tonne as the Euronext market opened, up from the previous record of 422 euros reached on Friday. Global wheat prices […]
India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop
- 14-May-2022
India banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices soared to an all-time high. The government said it would still allow exports backed by already issued letters of credit and to countries that request supplies “to meet […]
India acts to seize gap in wheat export market left by Ukraine war
- 16-Mar-2022
India is rolling out measures to help the country become a major exporter of high-quality wheat as importers scramble for supplies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, two government sources said. Steps to be implemented over about two weeks include ensuring government-approved laboratories test the quality of wheat for export, making extra rail wagons available for […]
ECC meeting reviews economic situation of country
- 17-Jul-2019
The ECC meeting will also consider over a summary of financial assistance for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
Wheat exports to be abolished by Pakistan, decision reached in ECC moot
- 17-Jul-2019
A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had been underway with Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in chair which has decided to halt wheat export for the foreseeable future.
ECC meeting approves issuance of Sukuk bonds
- 29-Jan-2019
The circular debt of the energy sector has soared to 1400 billion rupees.
ECC extends deadline for wheat export till August 31
- 17-Jun-2017
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet decided on Saturday to extend the deadline for export of wheat and wheat products till August 31, 2017. This decision was taken during the committee’s meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here in Islamabad. It was decided that only those wheat exporters, who have already […]