The Punjab government will export rice worth $2 billion this year after meeting all legal requirements. According to a handout, issued by the provincial government on Thursday, overall rice worth $3 billion would be exported during the current year.
Official sources said that last year, rice worth $1 billion was exported, and compared to the last year, there would be 100 per cent increase in export of rice. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi told a meeting that in the next two years, country’s export of rice could reach to the figure of $5 billion. He ordered for ensuring stability of cotton price.
Caretaker Punjab Minister for Trade SM Tanveer and Punjab Agriculture Secretary would contact the federal government in this regard.—APP
