Potato News from Pakistan

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January 25, 2013
Washing, grading machine to help boost Pakistani potato export
Pakistan first state of the art potato washing and grading machine was installed in Karachi, which could help boost potato’s dwindling export during the current year.
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June 30, 2012
Pakistani potato growers and traders likely to suffer huge financial losses
Growers and traders of potatoes are likely to suffer losses worth nearly Rs7 billion as the exports of the vegetable have been halted due to the negligence of the government.
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June 07, 2012
Russia threatens ban on Pakistani potatoes due to disease concerns
Pakistani exporters of potato are facing a loss of millions of dollars as Russia has stopped clearance of consignments after complaining that the potatoes from Pakistan are infected with a disease.
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May 13, 2012
Pakistani potato growers suffer losses on export halt, lack of subsidies
Pakistani potato growers and farmers have been suffering colossal financial losses in the face of halt to export and lack of subsidies by the government to help them overcome their miseries.
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May 06, 2012
Demand for Pakistani potato surges in India
The demand of Pakistani potato witnessed a surge in the Indian market, said an exporter on Thursday.
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April 27, 2012
Pakistani potatoes 'rescue' Indian consumers
With potato prices ruling at Rs 20 a kg in retail in the domestic market, traders from Jammu and Kashmir have started importing potato from the two Line of Control (LOC) trade posts of Srinagar and Poonch.
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January 26, 2012
High cost of production: Pakistani potato export comes to a halt
Due to a bumper Indian crop available at comparatively low cost in the international market, Pakistani export of the vegetable during the current year has come to a virtual halt causing millions of dollars worth of monthly loss
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January 09, 2012
Wholesale potato prices nosedive in Pakistan
Potato prices have sharply declined as farmers are dumping potatoes onto the market due to lack of return compared to the total input cost, said one farmer on Saturday.
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March 06, 2011
Pakistan's potato exports to Russia affected by disruptions in Egypt
ccording to Pakistani exporters, 200,000 tons of potatoes were expected to be exported to Russia during the current season
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February 16, 2011
Poor logistics are hurting Pakistan's potato exports
Pakistan’s potato exports are lagging behind compared to regional competitors, as a result of poor logistics in the country, exporters say.
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January 14, 2011
Aardappelwasser geeft Pakistan toegang tot Rusland
België en Nederland mochten afgelopen winter geen aardappelen meer naar Rusland exporteren.
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January 13, 2011
Pakistan installs first automated potato washer to meet Russian import requirements
Conceding to Russia’s terms of importing potatoes from Pakistan, a private sector company has installed the country’s first automated potato cleaning plant in Karachi.
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December 24, 2010
Rusland is geïnteresseerd in Pakistaanse aardappelen
Rusland heeft aangegeven interesse te hebben in het importeren van 50.000 tot 100.000 ton aardappelen uit Pakistan.
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August 17, 2010
Pakistan to import potato from India to reduce shortages due to floods
In the wake of anticipated fear of acute shortage of potato crop in Pakistan as a consequence of devastation of its large quantity in potato growing areas of Kyber-Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province, first consignment of Indian potato, comprising 20 to 25 truc...
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March 07, 2010
Pakistani potato export falls by 40 percent
Pakistani potato export registered a decline of 40 percent during the current year up till now in the wake of lack of competitive edge as compared to the Indian commodity. During January, February and March the export of potato is in full swing as comp...
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November 24, 2009
Hardee's plans to open 25 restaurants in Pakistan;first restaurant opens
CKE Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE: CKR) today announced the opening of its first Hardee’s® restaurant in Lahore, Pakistan. This marks the first of at least 25 Hardee’s restaurants to be opened in Pakistan within the next five years. The franchised Hardee’s re...
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July 23, 2009
Pakistan: 25% import duty on potato from India stays
A federal minister on Wednesday blocked the ministry of commerce’s proposal to abolish 25 per cent regulatory duty on potato imports from India, a participant of a meeting told The News.Potato prices in the local market have registered a phenomenal sur...
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April 11, 2009
Potato Growers in Pakistan oppose duty free potato import
The Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has said potato growers are facing huge losses due to an unfavourable decision of the government allowing duty-free import of potato at a time when the country has produced a bumper crop.The FAP said that the gover...
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