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The Government of Pakistan has set the wheat production target at a record 26 million metric tons for the 2016 Rabi (winter) season. Wheat area is not expected to change significantly from a year ago.

The report contains the text of Pakistan’s proposed Geographical Indication Protection Bill. The Bill is still a draft and will have to pass through various phases of approval before submission...

Pakistan is a small but growing market for imported consumer food products and the small modern retail sector is growing slowly.

Pakistan’s 2016/17 cotton harvest is progressing as forecast. Higher prices prompted farmers to strengthen their insect control methods compared to a year ago and progress thus far suggests...

Pakistan’s marketing year 2016/17 cotton production is forecast at 9.0 million 480 lb bales, an improvement over 2015.

Pakistan’s MY 2016/17 vegetable oil imports are forecast to be a record 3.3 million metric tons, up 9.6 percent from a year ago.

Pakistan’s soon-to-be harvested 2016/17 wheat crop is forecast at 25.3 million tons, marginally higher from last year’s revised production.