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Pakistan exports over $800m basmati rice annually Lahore May 21, 2021 LAHORE:Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has shown concern over an irresponsible statement issued by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Agriculture Jamshed Cheema that demand in export markets is mostly for coarse rice while the Pakistani farmers are intoxicated with basmati rice and should shift to production of coarse rice, while basmati rice should only be produced for local consumption. REAP Chairman Abdul Qayyum Paracha termed SAPM s statement misleading because we export basmati rice of more than US$ 800 million every year. Trade Body of Rice Exporters is earning valuable foreign exchange of more than $ 2 billion for the country annually, he added. He alleged that SAPM seems to be supporting the Indian application in the European Union claiming exclusive ownership of the geographical indication for basmati rice that has been challenged by the Government of Pakistan as well as the basmati

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