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August 31, 2024

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Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton as Rice sees red

LONDON: Brighton and Hove Albion ended Arsenal’s winning start to the new Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday, with the hosts continuing with 10 men after Declan Rice was sent off in the second half. Arsenal dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead at half-time after Kai Havertz finished superbly in the 38th minute, having been brilliantly played in by Bucayo Saka. Four minutes into the second half, however, Arsenal’s task became even more difficult when Rice was sent off following a second yellow card. Brazilian striker Joao Pedro fired Brighton ahead

June 8, 2024

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Kenya releases containers of rice

Islamabad: In a major development, the Kenyan government has approved the release of 1,300 containers of Pakistani rice delayed at the port of Mombasa. The resolution of the issue follows the intervention of federal commerce minister Jam Kamal Khan and highlights the strengthened economic ties between the two nations. In a statement addressed to the Cabinet Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry, Rebecca Miano, the Trade Minister had underlined the importance of timely handling of the rice shipment. The letter highlighted the delay caused by obstacles in the Red Sea, which forced the cargo to be diverted

May 27, 2024

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Rice export: obstacles, opportunities

Islamabad: In recent years, Pakistan has emerged as one of the world’s leading coarse rice exporters, recovering from the 2022 floods and benefiting from upward revisions in Minimum Export Prices (MEP) by the Ministry of Commerce. Achieving another historic milestone, Pakistan exported more rice in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, shipping 5.087 million tonnes valued at $3.283 billion, an 80% increase over the previous fiscal year (2022-23), which saw exports worth 1.822 billion dollars and 3.270 million tons in quantity. This significant achievement was achieved despite a high export refinancing rate at 19%, a policy rate

February 29, 2024

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India’s basmati rice exports will decline due to Pakistan’s increase

“This year […] Pakistan offers lower prices than India due to increased production,” says the Indian exporter A farmer uses a combine harvester to harvest paddy in a field in Haidergarh village, in northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, October 19, 2023. — Reuters India’s exports in 2024 will decline from 4.9 million tonnes last year. Pakistan is selling at a lower price as production recovers Buyers expect prices and loads to drop. India’s basmati rice exports are likely to decline in 2024 after nearing a record high last year as rival Pakistan offers the grain at competitive prices amid a

February 9, 2024

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Spanish Paella Rice May ‘Disappear’

PHOTO: FILE MADRID: A Spanish variety of rice traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide that farmers relied on, in another example of how the bloc’s environmental rules are angering growers. Three rice growers in the Valencia region said their harvest of arroz bomba, a variety grown almost exclusively in Spain, was half the 10-year average in 2023 as a result of the rice disease fungus Pyricularia. Bomba rice “is very likely to disappear,” said Miguel Minguet, a rice farmer in the Albufera Natural Park in Valencia. “Our crop

February 3, 2024

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Malaysia buys more rice, frozen food

KARACHI: Malaysian Consul General Herman Hardinata bin Ahmad said that although trade with Pakistan largely favors Malaysia, Pakistan’s share is improving as Kuala Lumpur has increased its purchases of rice and frozen food. “Malaysia’s exports to Pakistan mainly consist of palm oil, but we are unable to fully meet the growing demand of the South Asian nation despite producing palm oil at maximum capacity,” he told a meeting during his visit to the Karachi Chamber. . of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). “Malaysia is a small country and when it comes to palm oil, our production is limited.” He expressed keen

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