The recent lifting of the Minimum Export Price (MEP) aims to boost agricultural exports, yet critics argue it’s a redundant policy harming small farmers and failing to
Exporters fear a pricing war as the South Asian rivals lift restrictions on global sales of rice. By Abid Hussain Islamabad, Pakistan – The global prices for different
Rizwan Bhatti KARACHI: With the removal of the Minimum Export Price (MEP), Pakistani rice traders can now export without price restrictions, enabling them to better compete with
But India imposed a minimum export price of $490 per tonne. India today withdrew the blanket ban on export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect but imposed a minimum
Story by Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav. By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s decision to remove the floor price for
By Monitoring Desk LAHORE: The Indian government’s recent move to eliminate the minimum export price for basmati rice and relax restrictions on non-basmati rice exports has left
Mushtaq Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The period of a massive boost to Pakistan’s rice exports is over after the Indian government’s decision to remove the floor price of Basmati rice
Area under paddy exceeds normal acreage, prospects for rabi look good. By Vishwanath Kulkarni Amidst prospects of a record rice harvest, exporters are looking forward to
The Union Government has decided to remove the minimum export price (MEP) thresholds on the export of basmati rice, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement on