Potato News from Pakistan

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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
January 19, 2009

Potato growers in India face heat as Pakistan slaps import tax

Potato growers in India are staring at a glut in the market and rock bottom prices after Pakistan imposed an import tax that has virtually stopped exports to the neighbouring country, traders said today.Pakistan this week imposed a 25 per cent tax on t...
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November 04, 2008

Potato processing plant in Mansehra planned

Government of Pakistan's North West frontier Province (NWFP) with the support of growers would set up a potato processing plant worth Rs9 million, to improve the living conditions of the earthquake-hit farmers.In that connection, a meeting of potato gr...
June 08, 2008

Pakistan Potato production almost 3 million tons

The potato production in Pakistan has significantly risen and it touched the figures of 2919.21 thousand tons during 2007-08 fiscal year against the set target of 2148.26 thousand tons.  Official sources in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livesto...
December 27, 2007

Potato growers Pakistan concerned about falling potato price

A bumper crop of potato is expected this season and to protect the growers from losses, timely decisions are crucial for the export of the crop.Following the good crop, local price of potato has dropped as it went down to Rs6 to Rs7 per kg at retail le...

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