Pakistan exported approximately 248,000 tons of potatoes during the July-January period of FY2025-26, maintaining a stable presence in international markets despite shifting trade conditions. In value terms, exports stood at around $56 million, according to official data available with Wealth Pakistan, reflecting consistent demand and supply continuity during the period. The United Arab Emirates emerged […]
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Russia approves potato imports from Pakistan
In a significant development for Pakistan’s agricultural exports, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has allowed the import of potatoes from Punjab into the Russian Federation, effective from April 8, 2026, as per a statement from Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP). The approval comes after phytosanitary restrictions that were in […]
Punjab secures over 500,000 tonnes potato export order
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approves the inclusion of agriculture interns in the “Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar” programme and presides over a special meeting to review key reforms in the agriculture sector. During the meeting, she is briefed that export orders exceeding 500,000 tonnes have been secured for potato growers, bringing positive news for […]
Punjab CM writes to PM for urgent steps to boost potato exports
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging immediate measures to increase potato exports and provide relief to farmers facing market pressures. In her letter, the chief minister stressed the need to accelerate exports through the National Logistics Corporation and requested the removal of bottlenecks hindering the […]
Centre allows kinnow, potato exports on Punjab CM’s recommendation
Owing to the special efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the federal government has allowed farmers in Punjab to export kinnow and potatoes through alternative routes. On the directions of the chief minister Punjab, the provincial government had approached the federal authorities for the formation of a high-level committee to facilitate exports of […]
Potato Crisis
Pakistan’s potato farmers are facing a crisis that exposes a familiar and deeply avoidable failure in agricultural policy. A bumper harvest, ordinarily a cause for celebration, has instead triggered a market collapse so severe that many growers are unable to recover even basic production costs. In Punjab’s potato belt, farmgate prices have fallen to as […]
Kissan Ittehad urges agri emergency, potato purchase at government level
Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar on Sunday warned that the country’s agriculture sector is facing a severe decline and called for immediate government intervention, including the declaration of an agriculture emergency. Addressing a press conference at the Multan Press Club, Khokhar said farmers were suffering heavy losses as they were unable to […]