1: In pakistan , wheat is produced mainly in ________.
options: (sindh, balochistan,punjab)
2: Cotton and cotton goods make up more than ______ percent of all pakistan's export.
options: (40,90,60)
3: Basmati rice is grown only in _______ and _______.
options: (maldives and india,srilanka and nepal, pakistan and india)
4: Rice needs _________ climate fir its growth.
options: (dry and cold,wet and warm,dry and warm)
5: Pakistan needs to import a very large quantity of _______ because of inadequate local production.
options: (dairy products,edible oil,cotton goods)
6: The thick,sweet recidue obtained after boiling sugarcane juice is called ________.
options: (gur,molasses,canola)
7: Corn oil is produced from _________ .
options: (sesame, sunflower, maize)
8: Pakistan's fruit exports are mainly _______ and ______.
options: (banana and dates,mango and kinnoo,cherry and appricot)
Answers
Answer:
Trade:
MY 2013/2014 wheat exports are estimated at 700,000 tons with Afghanistan being the main market.
Pakistan’s wheat flour exports to Afghanistan during MY 2013/2014 are estimated at 600,000 tons with
the remainder being exported to regional markets in the Gulf (UAE, Qatar, Oman). Given the present
trend, Pakistan’s MY 2014/15 wheat flour exports to Afghanistan are forecast to be stable at around
600,000 tons. Afghanistan has been the main wheat export market for Pakistan for many years mainly
due to easy accessibility and traditional trade linkages between the two countries.
Pakistan’s MY 2013/2014 wheat imports are estimated at around 500,000 tons. All the wheat imports
during the current marketing year were made during September to December and Pakistan has not
imported wheat since January 2013 as government started releasing sufficient quantity of wheat to the
millers from the government stocks. All wheat imports during MY 2013/2014 were sourced from black
sea region at an average price of $285/MT. Most of the imported wheat is used in the Karachi region.
There have been concerns on the quality of imported wheat and it is usually mixed with the local wheat
by the milling industry. Pakistan’s MY 2014/2015 wheat imports will depend on the ultimate size of
wheat crop though some high quality wheat will still be imported even if the size of the crop is good to
cater the need of industry for specialized products like pasta and noodles.
Stocks:
In MY 2013/14, ending stocks are estimated at 2.4 million tons. Wheat is procured and maintained
through provincial food departments and the federal agency known as the Pakistan Agricultural Storage
and Services Corporation (PASSCO). In 2013, the GOP procured around 6 million tons of wheat from
the local harvest. For 2014/2015 government has announced a procurement target of eight million tons
at an estimated cost of 2.3 billion dollars. Punjab will be required to purchase 4.5 million tons, followed
by 1.6 million tons by Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) and 1.3
million tons by Sindh. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan will procure 450,000 tons and 150,000
tons, respectively.
Over the past three years, the public sector wheat procurement has on an average remained at around six
million tons per annum. The GOP has come under pressure from international and domestic sectors to
end its wheat procurement operations and let the markets and the private sector handle the efficient
allocation of resources in what is considered a political and rent seeking activity. The government
remains steadfast citing national and food security concerns.
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