Pakistan to witness another progress in export as Russia lifts rice import ban from Pakistan after 2 years. This development came after the Ministry of Food Security Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of Quarantine Division proposal on phytosanitary measures was implemented.
Pakistan used to export upto 35,000 tonnes of grain and rice to Russia which was worth $40-50 million, but this export was suspended in 2019 after detecting Khapra beetle from Pakistani rice. Once again, Pakistani farmers and rice exporters will get a boost in their earning and due to the ban lifting.
Four Pakistani rice exporters got approval from the Russian National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), one from Lahore, one from Chiniot and two from Karachi.