Pakistan: Abdul Malik appointed as PFVA chairman and LIST OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- 2010-11
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Pak Fruit Export
Oct 13, 2010, 2:04:42 AM10/13/10
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Pakistan: Abdul Malik appointed as PFVA chairman
“Mr.
Abdul Malik has been elected unopposed as chairman of the All Pakistan
Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association
(PFVA) for the year 2010-2011. He was elected by the Managing Committee
and announced at the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM 2010) on
September 30, 2010 where results for the vacant seats of managing
committee were also announced.
Mr. Abdul Malik is Director of Union Fruit Export (Pvt) Ltd. and got his education in USA from Park College and Northwood University.
He is the eldest son of Bashir Ahmad who is a well known social worker in the community and one of the top 3 exporters of fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Abdul Malik thanked the members for entrusting him for the job. He also assured the trade that together they will be able to put the export of fruit and vegetables on the path of sustainable ground to earn much needed foreign exchange and able to remove constraints and irritants that are being faced by the exporters.”
Contact:
Abdul Malik
PFVA
union...@gmail.com
http://pfva.net/list%20of%20excutive.html
Publication date: 10/12/2010
Pakistan: Abdul Malik appointed as PFVA chairman
“Mr.
Abdul Malik has been elected unopposed as chairman of the All Pakistan
Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association
(PFVA) for the year 2010-2011. He was elected by the Managing Committee
and announced at the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM 2010) on
September 30, 2010 where results for the vacant seats of managing
committee were also announced.Mr. Abdul Malik is Director of Union Fruit Export (Pvt) Ltd. and got his education in USA from Park College and Northwood University.
He is the eldest son of Bashir Ahmad who is a well known social worker in the community and one of the top 3 exporters of fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Abdul Malik thanked the members for entrusting him for the job. He also assured the trade that together they will be able to put the export of fruit and vegetables on the path of sustainable ground to earn much needed foreign exchange and able to remove constraints and irritants that are being faced by the exporters.”
Contact:
Abdul Malik
PFVA
union...@gmail.com
http://pfva.net/list%20of%20excutive.html
Publication date: 10/12/2010
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LIST
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OFFICE BEARERS |
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NAME / DESIGNATION |
COMPANY |
CLASS |
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1 |
Mr. Abdul Malik, Chairman | M/s Union Fruit Export Company | Corporate |
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2 |
Mr. Jehanzeb Khan, Sr. Vice Chairman | M/s Jehanzeb Muhmand & Co | Associate |
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3 |
Mr. Ansar Iqbal, Vice Chairman | M/s Mateela Kinno Factory | Corporate |
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MEMBERS |
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1 |
Mr. Shahzad Shaikh | M/s. Shaikh International | Corporate |
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2 |
Mr. Imran Zaidi | M/s. Imran Qasim Trading. | Corporate |
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3 |
Mr. Rizwan Makhdoom | M/s. Rizwan Makhdoom & Co. | Corporate |
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4 |
Mr. Babar Khan Durrani | M/s. Pak Sun Green | Corporate |
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5 |
Mr. Zia ul Haque Noon | M/s. Noon Orchards | Corporate |
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6 |
Malik Muhammad Amin | M/s. Saanco Enterprises | Corporate |
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7 |
Mr. Zulfiqar Ali | M/s. Zulfiqar & Co. | Associate |
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8 |
Mr. Binyamin Yousuf | M/s. Agrica MDS Intl. | Associate |
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9 |
Mr. Sarfaraz Hussain | M/s Ranjha Kinno Factory | Associate |
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10 |
Mr. Mustafa Kamal | M/s. Shahmurad Trading Co. | Associate |
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11 |
Mr. Abdul Rehman | M/s. A. Rehman International | Associate |
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12 |
Mr. Mumtaz Ali Mujahid | M/s. O. K. Impex | Associate |
13 |
Mr. Imran Butt | M/s. Naseeb Fruit Co. | Associate |
14 |
Mr. Abdul Hameed | M/s. Al Hameed Enterprises | Associate |
15 |
Mr. Shahzad Khaliq | M/s. Nazir & Sons | Associate |
16 |
Mr. Waheed Ahmed | M/s. Iftikhar Ahmed & Co | Ex-Officio Member |
Zahoor Hussain
Oct 13, 2010, 10:03:50 AM10/13/10
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Congrulastion!
Thanks
Zahoor Hussain
PhD Scholar
Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
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Muhammad Ashraf
Oct 13, 2010, 9:49:19 AM10/13/10
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Congratulation on appointment and your members teem.
ashraf
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Fareed Rauf
Oct 13, 2010, 5:21:52 PM10/13/10
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Dear All,
We also wholeheartedly congratulate to Mr. Abdul Malik of Union Fruit Export Company as PFVA Chairman and his other new team members.
The last Chairman Abdul Wahid of Chase Co. and his sidekick Saleem Sadruddin of Sadruddin & Co. created their own vested interest monopolies to Iran and Russia along with their attempt to block Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route. It's most the cost effective trade road route and a lifeline of many exporters.
Saleem Sadruddin not only hampered our kinnow export to Iran but also misrepresented and misquoted to Irani newspapers as a Pakistani agriculture official Saleem Sadruddin said at http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
As now both Abdul Wahid and Saleem Sadruddin are no more on as PFVA Executives, we demand Mr. Abdul Malik new PFVA Chairman and his team to do previous accountability and to remove permanently such crooks from the association as gross misconduct, misuse of given authority and corruption charges proven in following email.
regards
Fareed Rauf
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From: Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any cost - Re: Bid to recapture Far East market
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Dear All,
The story does end here. These Karachi based exporters not only approach authorities for their monopolies but they also use press and media for their own vested interests.
Such misquoted and misrepresentation is made by Saleem Sadruddin in Karachi and does have an inch of grower land in Bhalwal. He wrote an article to Iran Daily as agriculture officer to promote sea trade instead of land trade.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
Iran, the largest market of Pakistani Kinnow (tangerine) has categorically said to the Pakistani officials to ensure that all fruit shipments should come either by refrigerated trucks or refrigerated sea containers, he was quoted by Fresh Plaza as saying.
Our concerned authorities must take strict action against such people and they should never bet the part of their monopolies.
regards
Fareed Rauf
Dear Chief Secretary of Punjab,
On reading the news item of Dawn that Mr. Abdul Wahad, Chairman PFVA
and CEO Chase has now made a desperate attempt to block kinnow supply
without providing refrigerated trucks.
There are also evidences that such tactics are generally made to make
monopolize the kinnow supply hold to few companies in Karachi. Read
the news article "Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export
procedure" at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=90278
We have already raised the issue to PHDEB and ASF is also planning to
provide Refrigerated trucks and containers for this kinnow season.
Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only
allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any
cost.
regards
Waqas
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Pak Fruit Export
<pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bid to recapture Far East market
By Dawn Staff Reporter
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009
Kinno exports have been hit hard by competition from Chinese
mandarin.— Photo from AFP/File
Provinces
Lady luck smiles on Malakand farmers
KARACHI: Exporters hope to recapture Far-East market for kinno
exports when the season begins in October.
The Far-East market, mainly Philippine, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Indonesia, was lost about two years back due to global
recession, higher domestic prices and stiff competition from Chinese
mandarin.
Khalid Ejaz, a leading exporter who has just returned from ‘Asia
Logistics’ fair in Hong Kong, said that importers in Far-East who
visited the fair were excited to receive super quality Pakistan kinno
with better quality, nice packing and effective shipping schedule.
The country lost a lucrative kinno export market in Indonesia when
it slapped higher duty on Pakistani fruits and applied higher
valuation for clearance.
It’s signing of FTA with China, which allowed duty-free import of
mandarin, proved a last nail in the coffin.
Iran and Middle East, including Dubai, etc., constitute another
major market for Pakistani kinno and exporters hope to get a major
chunk of the market.
The Iranian government in a latest move informed Pakistan
quarantine that it would allow kinno from the next season only in
refrigerated containers duly sealed by the customs in line with an
agreement signed by the two governments for fruits trade by road.
Chairman, All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Importers and
Exporters Association, Abdul Wahid, told Dawn that in a meeting held
in Lahore under the chairmanship of Punjab chief secretary it was
decided that a custom checkpost would be set up in Bhalwal near
Sargodha, the main kinno crop area which would give clearance to
consignments only in refrigerated containers for Iran.
The quarantine department will issue phyto-sanitary certificates
for consignments in containers which would be duly sealed.
With all due respect, banning open-trucks is not a solution especially if when we have lack of refrigerated trucks as an alternative.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) added a note to the procedure of citrus fruit and mango export to Russia with a nod from MINFAL officials which is feared to hit hard the export of the commodity.
The PHDEB, a subsidiary of the MINFAL, approved a list of 14 processing units for kinnoo export to Russia and sent a list to the Department of Plant Protection in Karachi for issuing quarantine certificates to the exporters except for these units, The News learnt on Wednesday. “This inclusion of 14 processing units and leaving the other eminent citrus exporters aims to create monopoly of the said processing units,” a citrus exporter to Russia, who declined to be named, told this correspondent.
Definitely some officials both from the PHDEB and MINFAL are involved to manoeuvre the agreed procedures and these processing units were selected for ‘grafting’ the PHDEB officials, he alleged. The governments of Pakistan and Russia agreed on procedures for mutual cooperation for the pre-shipment monitoring (PSM) of the subjected quarantine products that are to be exported from Pakistan to Russian. The PHDEB short-listed 14 potential processing units for the exports of kinnoo to Russia.
The short-listing of the processing units was questionable as some of potential exporters were left out from the list and only the names of those units were sent to DPP, Karachi, who have grafted to the PHDEB, says one of the exporters who has brought all the issue in the notice of concerned quarters at ministry of Commerce and MINFAL. The 14 processing units are Zahid Kinnoo Grading and Waxing Plant, National Fruit Processing, Chase International, Mateela Kinnoo Factory, Sadruddin and Co, Roshan and Enterprises, Iftikhar Ahmed and Company, Noon Orchards, Ghousia Traders International, Rachna Citrus, Al-Mahmood Establishment, JMB Exports and Al-Rafique Enterprises.
The correspondence between PHDEB and DPP, Karachi is not only discriminatory but also incorrect as it is not according to the agreed procedures, the same exporter said. Objecting the added para in the instructions exchanged with the DPP by the PHDEB, the exporter said that the text of agreed procedures between the officials of National Organisations on Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) of the Russian Federation and the Plant Quarantine Section, DPP, Karachi are against the agreed procedures.
The para added by the PHDEB says “only the 14 approved kinnoo processing units are allowed to export kinnoo to Russia if processed in their own units by their own brand names. The contract packing from unapproved kinnoo processing units and packing for other exporters is not authorised. Kinnoo processing units failing to comply with these requirements shall be subjected to cancellation for export to Russia by MINFAL and PHDEB.”
It is feared that this move of the PHDEB would throw eminent exporters out of the business immediately and also reduce the export magnitude significantly. The agreed procedures between the two countries, clearly do not suggest such measures for the export of citrus to Russia but it was added latterly by the officials of the PHDEB and MINFAL to benefit these said processing units thus leading to monopoly of these processing units for citrus exports to Russia, he added.
The Quarantine Department of DPP, Karachi, is known for clearing the export shipments after taking bribes and brought bad name to the country by clearing shipments of substandard exports.
Sensing a wrongdoing in permitting only these 14 processing units for export of citrus, exporter claimed that officials both from the MINFAL and PHDEB were definitely involved to corner the eminent exporters. These 14 processing units would only export a maximum quantity of 17,000 tonnes, how they could achieve this target for exporting citrus to various countries, he alleged.
The world horticulture market is valued at US$80 billion to which Pakistan contributes an annual $130 million and Pakistan is expecting to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of citrus to Russia against the total export of 1.5 million tonnes to its various destinations in the world. —AM
Dear
Do you have any assurance of quality export through open trucks? Pakistan
has signed MOU with Iran in which it is briefed very clearly that all
shipments will be ensured through refer containers.
It is need of kinnow also to keep it in low temperature
I think we should improve our systems inspite of this we try to escape the
things
Kind regards
Tariq
> Dear Friends ,
> Best wishes and Prayers for you and your
> families too .
>
>
> Dear i personally think that Ban on the Export of kinnow in Open Trucks is
> not workable Because of the following reasons
>
> 1-The availability of containers by sea is very less and during the Time
> or Rush Season always shipping lines increase their Freight Charges as
> well as some small shipping lines also come in the Market at that time
> which don't have proper facility of maintaining the temperature from
> bhalwal to Karachi or they don't have Gen sets .
>
> 2-The Cargo which is supplied to Taftan Border is Fresh cargo and its not
> treated in cold store so it maintains its quality and shelf life .
>
> 3-They Voyage from Bhalwal to Taftan is about 3 days in during those days
> there is no effect on the Quality of kinnow during the months December
> ,January and February .In March its not workable through Taftan .
>
> 4-One thing is clear that if Iranian Importers Stress on By road Cargo or
> ask Suppliers to supply by road then suppliers supply them by road ,So
> government of Iran and Pakistan shall open this Trade that if the Importer
> will agree to Import through Taftan or Bandar Abbas they shall permit them
> according to their own way of working .Like before some Years some of the
> Pakistani Exporters Demand to Ban on the Export of Wooden Crates But
> governament had open that giving the reason that it depands upon the
> requirment of Buyer .
>
> 5-The most important thing that the Cargo through Taftan is cheaper then
> By sea ,so why not we shall go through that Route to give poor People More
> opportunity to buy this fruit .
>
> 6-In the coming season the crop is more then the last year if Government
> will Ban this Route the Exports shall decreases and it will affect
> Pakistan Government Foreign reserves .
>
> 7-We have about 200 processing Units here in Bhalwal which Process kinnow
> and from those Units 80% of companiese don't have direct connection with
> shipping lines and they don't know the procedure and if we shall ban that
> what will happen for that processing Units ?
>
> So according to mopinionon its Completely wrong to Put Ban on the exports
> through Open Trucks at Taftan Border .
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Hassan Arshad
> Arshad & Co,
> Head Office Address :Plot No-10 ,Sector I-11/4 ,Fruit Market ,Islamabad
> ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 51 4443775,4435896-7 ,Fax = +92 51 4435898
> Mob :+92 321 5300440 ,+92 300 5162373
> www.arshadkinnow.com
> E-mail : ars...@yahoo.com , hassan...@gmail.com
>
> Factory Address :Arshad & Co ,4Km from Bhalwal ,Ajnala Road ,Srgodha
> ,Punjab ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 48 6643873-6643288 ,Fax =+92 48 6644573
>
>
> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 11:23 AM
>
> Dear Mr.Waqas,
>
> Recieved your mail with thanks.
> We are in favour of ban.Because quality certificate of nominated stores
> are making people in trouble.People take from store and when they export
> in open air the kinnow quality become effected.If it should be exported
> directly after packing it will reach the destination with good quality.
> Every exporter will become happy witout coratine certificate.
>
> BEST REGARDS.
> Malik Abdul Qayyum.
>
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:09 +0500
> Subject: Re: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> From: waqas.ahm...@gmail.com
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
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>
>
> Just read the news text line on Dawn News TV. Its about the ban on open
> trucks for mango and kinnow to Iran and only exception is Refrigerated
> Trucks or by Sea route.
>
> If Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route will be minimized, the question to ask "how
> we can fulfill the required number of freezing vehicles even for
> Bhalwal-Karachi before reaching to Sea route?"
>
> There are very few vehicles available to Shipping companies. For the
> kinnow season, it won't be much
> affected because it will be carried out from Nov-Dec.. in Winter season.
> So, it won't be a problem.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Pak Fruit Export
> <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://twocircles.net/2009aug22/zardari_urges_chinese_entrepreneurs_invest_pakistan.html
> They said Chinese fruit preservers can also play a crucial role in
> Pakistan as about 40 percent of the fruits cannot be transported due to
> the lack of freezing vehicles.
>
> Zardari was paying his fourth visit to China since taking office last
> September.
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2:58 pm, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C08%5C15%5Cstory_15-8-2009_pg5_10
>
> Kinnow export to Iran faces bleak prospects
>
> KARACHI: Pakistan's kinnow export to Iran is facing bleak prospects during
> the upcoming season starting from November owing to substandard fruit
> exported to the country during the last few years, claimed traders and
> exporters on Thursday.
>
> Out of the total annual kinnow exports of 1,30,000 tonnes to 1,40,000
> tonnes previous year, Iran's share stood at around 55,000 tonnes, which
> accounts for 35 to 40 percent of the total exports.
>
> For the last many years, Iranian importers have been complaining about
> sub-standard kinnow reaching their country from Balochistan through land
> route via heavy trucks and trawlers.
>
> In this regard Director Plant Protection Organisation, Iran Dr H Darabi,
> previous month, through a letter expressed his deep regret and outrage
> over poor standard of kinnow and mango exported to his country through
> land route in open truck, which he claimed is violation of the memorandum
> of understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Iran in 2006.
>
> Reminding about the salient features of the agreement, he claimed that it
> was agreed by both Pakistan and Iran that as per phytosanitary
> requirements, both mango and kinnow fresh fruits should be carried out
> through refrigerator containers right from cold storages in Pakistan up to
> the points of entry in Iran.
>
> However, against these pledges and commitment, the agreed conditions were
> not fulfilled as most of the fruits were transported through open trucks,
> which amounts to breach of MoU and may compel Iranian government to take
> unpleasant decision to ban fruit import from Pakistan.
>
> Already commercial counselor of Pakistan embassy in Iran for the last two
> years has been trying to draw attention of concerned authorities including
> TDAP, PHDEB, Ministry of Agriculture and specially DG Quarantine
> Department, Karachi through letters to take notice of the alarming
> situation and ensure tangible measures.
>
> However so far all his efforts, which warrants immediate attention of the
> above mentioned departments have proved to be futile as no concrete steps
> appear to be in the offing to allay apprehension of the Iranian
> government.
>
> The lukewarm response by the Pakistani officials towards a genuine issue
> raised by the brotherly country may spell severe financial repercussion
> for the fruits' export of the country.
>
> Chairman All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and
> Merchants Association Abdul Wahid in response to a query of the scribe
> confirmed about the alarming situation regarding dwindling export
> prospects of kinnow in the coming days ahead.
>
> In view of the emerging critical situation, exporters are apprehensive
> about the future of their exports as Iran is regarded as a valuable market
> in terms of prompt payment for the imported fruits and relegation of
> Pakistani fruits to zero status would serve as a severe blow to them.
>
> He said that not only Pakistan would lose a major chunk of fruit business,
> but some 200 kinnow processing factories operating around Sargodha would
> become dysfunctional as their working entirely depends on fruit export to
> Iran and Russia rendering thousands of people as unemployed in the
> process.
>
> In response to another question, he said that constant fall in export
> volumes of kinnow over the years is a major source of concern for the
> exporters as it was 200,000 tonnes in 2006, while now it's at 130,000
> tonnes to 140,000 tonnes. tanveer ahmed
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
>
> The shortage of Refrigerated Trucks in Pakistan is main problem. Else our
> government agencies have enough documental procedure and bodies that are
> mentioned at: http://www.plantprotection.gov.pk/download.htm
> Here I am qoute from HEC - Journal of Agriculture Research:
> http://www.jar.com.pk/pdf/10-Citrus%20Export%20System.pdf
>
> "The problems associated with transport were; shortage of refrigerated
> containers in the season and high rent of containers. The drivers of the
> refrigerated containers also switch off the refrigeration to save the
> diesel which affects the quality of fruit. Similarly freight charges of
> shipping companies were also very high."
>
>
> The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is the most cost-effective to Iran and we
> fruits exporters want to comply but there are very few containers
> available.
>
> Following links will assist us in providing the competitive rates:
>
> http://www.refrigeratedvehicles.com/heavy-trucks.html
> http://www.oodle.com/vehicle/commercial_truck/refridgerated/
>
>
> The ASF (AgriBusiness Support Fund) with MINFAL, TDAP and PHDEB
> immediately provide funds for Refrigerated Trucks and to ensure export of
> upcoming kinnow season that starts within 3 months period.
>
> regards
>
> Fareed Rauf
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Tassawar Malik <dtm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we dont proceed for any standardized procedures until and unless
> some other dont threaten us. There is a huge need for capacity building
> and restructuring of PPD to ensure implenentation of the SPS requirements
> to various exported consignments.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Waqas Ahmed Bhutta
> <waqas.ahm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Iran to block fruit exports without phytosanitary certificates
>
> Saturday, August 01, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ISLAMABAD: Iranian government has written to the Department of Plant
> Protection, working under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, that fruit
> consignments without phytosanitary certificates will not be allowed entry
> into the country.
>
> “Iran will not allow any shipments carrying fresh fruits without
> specifications of truck and refrigerated containers from Pakistan to
> Iran,” said a letter written by the director of Iran’s Plant
> Protection Organisation.
>
> “Pakistan’s exports of fresh fruits — kinno and mango — to Iran
> through land are not fulfilling phytosanitary requirements,” it said.
>
> As per phytosanitary requirements for imports, the letter said, both mango
> and kinno should be carried by refrigerated containers right from cold
> storages in Pakistan up to the points of entry in Iran.
>
> Pakistan’s mission in Iran, through two separate letters to the
> authorities in Islamabad, has pointed out that the agreed procedure for
> export of fresh fruits to Iran is not being followed and warned the
> Ministry of Commerce and the Department of Plant Protection about possible
> restriction on exports of kinno and mango through the land route by Iran.
>
> The letter to the Plant Quarantine Director, Department of Plant
> Protection, Karachi said, “from now onwards specifications of trucks and
> refrigerated containers such as truck number and container number carrying
> mango and kinno from Pakistan to Iran should be mentioned in phytosanitary
> certificates issued by the DPP of Pakistan.”
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. However, in
> 2007-08, kinno exports rose to 72,000 tons including 50,000 tons through
> sea and 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan.
>
> In 2008-09, kinno exports to Iran were around 60,000 tons, of which about
> 65 per cent was shipped through the land route.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Iran could stop kinno import from Pakistan
>
> Saturday, July 18, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mission in Tehran has asked the commerce ministry
> and the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) to take
> stringent measures for ensuring a smooth supply of kinno to Iran.
>
> “Iranian quarantine authorities are likely to stop kinno imports from
> Pakistan for violation of the agreed protocol and it will be a great loss
> to growers and the country,” said a letter written by Pakistan’s
> ambassador in Tehran to the authorities concerned.
>
> Under the agreed protocol between the two sides, the letter said, kinno
> exports to Iran would only be made through sea or land in refrigerated
> containers.
>
> The letter also highlighted the problems faced by kinno exporters to Iran.
> “Shipping companies are not providing refrigerated containers to the
> exporters who opt to export the fruit through the Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan
> route,” it said.
>
> “About 20 processing units can issue certificates verifying that the
> kinno consignment has been subjected to 14 to 16 days of cold treatment,
> but reportedly most of the exporters utilising the land route are getting
> fake certificates.”
>
> According to the letter, as the cold chain was not maintained by the
> exporters, there was a likelihood that larvae of fruit fly might get stuck
> on some of the export consignments and if that was detected by the Iranian
> quarantine authorities, it was likely to impose a ban on kinno imports.
>
> The mission in its recommendations said government ministries should
> arrange adequate refrigerated containers. It said departments like Trade
> Development Authority, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Punjab
> government should make it mandatory for kinno exporters to use
> refrigerated containers. Besides, hytosanitary/quarantine certificates
> must contain additional information like serial number of refrigerated
> containers.
>
> It further recommended that the FBR should direct Customs authorities on
> Taftan border to only clear export documents of those kinno consignments
> which had refrigerated containers. “Membership of All Pakistan Fruits &
> Vegetables Association should also be mandatory for all the exporters as
> it will help in a uniform implementation of rules and regulations,” the
> letter concluded.
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. In 2007-08,
> kinno exports rose sharply to 72,000 tons; 50,000 tons through sea and
> 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan. However, in 2008-09, kinno exports
> were around 60,000 tons. Of that quantity, about 65 per cent was shipped
> through the land route.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr.Tassawar Hussain Malik
> Deputy Agricultural Development Commissioner (DADC)(DD,FSC&RD)
> 438, B-Block, Pak Secretariat
> Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL)
> Govt of Pakistan, Islamabad
> Tel: +92 51 9201793
> Fax: +92 51 9220998
> E-mail: dtm...@gmail.com
> www.minfal.gov.pk
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Subject: TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey, Kinnow production in Pakistan and ASF approves grants for SMEs
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Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:18 AM
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_13
TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) would organise an exhibition of Pakistani products in Iran and Turkey through trade caravan by road in major cities of both the countries and returning by visiting other cities as well on the way back.
Marketing of Pakistani products through this mode of display would provide a tremendous opportunity for increasing Pakistani exports to these markets. This was decided on Tuesday during a meeting in Karachi between TDAP's Chief Executive Syed Mohibullah Shah and other senior officials and the visiting 30-member trade delegation from Khorasan province of Iran.
During the meeting measures regarding enhancing trade volume between both the brotherly countries were discussed in detail. The TDAP chief executive also extended invitation to Iranian delegation for participation in Expo Pakistan scheduled to be held from February 26 to 28, 2010, which was warmly received by members of the delegation who expressed keen desire for taking active part in Expo Pakistan 2010. staff report
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/media-gallery/17-kinnow-production-in-pakistan-ek-01?pageDesign=new_MediaGallery_externallink2-6
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_11
ASF approves grants for SMEs
LAHORE: The appraisal panel of Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) has approved grants projects worth Rs 20.5 million for agribusiness sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The grants were approved in the twenty first meeting of the appraisal panel, which include support to a variety of projects including hiring of foreign consultancy services for establishment of state-of-the-art modern dairy farm, support for participating in an international exhibition, support for setting up of an imported complete bottling line for fruit juice production, field survey and feasibility study for setting up of an outlet for organic fruits. staff report
We also wholeheartedly congratulate to Mr. Abdul Malik of Union Fruit Export Company as PFVA Chairman and his other team members.
The last Chairman Abdul Wahid of Chase Co. and his sidekick Saleem Sadruddin of Sadruddin & Co. had created their own monopolies to IrRussia hampered
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Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any cost - Re: Bid to recapture Far East market
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Dear All,
The story does end here. These Karachi based exporters not only approach authorities for their monopolies but they also use press and media for their own vested interests.
Such misquoted and misrepresentation is made by Saleem Sadruddin in Karachi and does have an inch of grower land in Bhalwal. He wrote an article to Iran Daily as agriculture officer to promote sea trade instead of land trade.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
Iran, the largest market of Pakistani Kinnow (tangerine) has categorically said to the Pakistani officials to ensure that all fruit shipments should come either by refrigerated trucks or refrigerated sea containers, he was quoted by Fresh Plaza as saying.
Our concerned authorities must take strict action against such people and they should never bet the part of their monopolies.
regards
Fareed Rauf
Dear Chief Secretary of Punjab,
On reading the news item of Dawn that Mr. Abdul Wahad, Chairman PFVA
and CEO Chase has now made a desperate attempt to block kinnow supply
without providing refrigerated trucks.
There are also evidences that such tactics are generally made to make
monopolize the kinnow supply hold to few companies in Karachi. Read
the news article "Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export
procedure" at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=90278
We have already raised the issue to PHDEB and ASF is also planning to
provide Refrigerated trucks and containers for this kinnow season.
Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only
allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any
cost.
regards
Waqas
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Pak Fruit Export
<pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bid to recapture Far East market
By Dawn Staff Reporter
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009
Kinno exports have been hit hard by competition from Chinese
mandarin.— Photo from AFP/File
Provinces
Lady luck smiles on Malakand farmers
KARACHI: Exporters hope to recapture Far-East market for kinno
exports when the season begins in October.
The Far-East market, mainly Philippine, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Indonesia, was lost about two years back due to global
recession, higher domestic prices and stiff competition from Chinese
mandarin.
Khalid Ejaz, a leading exporter who has just returned from ‘Asia
Logistics’ fair in Hong Kong, said that importers in Far-East who
visited the fair were excited to receive super quality Pakistan kinno
with better quality, nice packing and effective shipping schedule.
The country lost a lucrative kinno export market in Indonesia when
it slapped higher duty on Pakistani fruits and applied higher
valuation for clearance.
It’s signing of FTA with China, which allowed duty-free import of
mandarin, proved a last nail in the coffin.
Iran and Middle East, including Dubai, etc., constitute another
major market for Pakistani kinno and exporters hope to get a major
chunk of the market.
The Iranian government in a latest move informed Pakistan
quarantine that it would allow kinno from the next season only in
refrigerated containers duly sealed by the customs in line with an
agreement signed by the two governments for fruits trade by road.
Chairman, All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Importers and
Exporters Association, Abdul Wahid, told Dawn that in a meeting held
in Lahore under the chairmanship of Punjab chief secretary it was
decided that a custom checkpost would be set up in Bhalwal near
Sargodha, the main kinno crop area which would give clearance to
consignments only in refrigerated containers for Iran.
The quarantine department will issue phyto-sanitary certificates
for consignments in containers which would be duly sealed.
With all due respect, banning open-trucks is not a solution especially if when we have lack of refrigerated trucks as an alternative.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) added a note to the procedure of citrus fruit and mango export to Russia with a nod from MINFAL officials which is feared to hit hard the export of the commodity.
The PHDEB, a subsidiary of the MINFAL, approved a list of 14 processing units for kinnoo export to Russia and sent a list to the Department of Plant Protection in Karachi for issuing quarantine certificates to the exporters except for these units, The News learnt on Wednesday. “This inclusion of 14 processing units and leaving the other eminent citrus exporters aims to create monopoly of the said processing units,” a citrus exporter to Russia, who declined to be named, told this correspondent.
Definitely some officials both from the PHDEB and MINFAL are involved to manoeuvre the agreed procedures and these processing units were selected for ‘grafting’ the PHDEB officials, he alleged. The governments of Pakistan and Russia agreed on procedures for mutual cooperation for the pre-shipment monitoring (PSM) of the subjected quarantine products that are to be exported from Pakistan to Russian. The PHDEB short-listed 14 potential processing units for the exports of kinnoo to Russia.
The short-listing of the processing units was questionable as some of potential exporters were left out from the list and only the names of those units were sent to DPP, Karachi, who have grafted to the PHDEB, says one of the exporters who has brought all the issue in the notice of concerned quarters at ministry of Commerce and MINFAL. The 14 processing units are Zahid Kinnoo Grading and Waxing Plant, National Fruit Processing, Chase International, Mateela Kinnoo Factory, Sadruddin and Co, Roshan and Enterprises, Iftikhar Ahmed and Company, Noon Orchards, Ghousia Traders International, Rachna Citrus, Al-Mahmood Establishment, JMB Exports and Al-Rafique Enterprises.
The correspondence between PHDEB and DPP, Karachi is not only discriminatory but also incorrect as it is not according to the agreed procedures, the same exporter said. Objecting the added para in the instructions exchanged with the DPP by the PHDEB, the exporter said that the text of agreed procedures between the officials of National Organisations on Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) of the Russian Federation and the Plant Quarantine Section, DPP, Karachi are against the agreed procedures.
The para added by the PHDEB says “only the 14 approved kinnoo processing units are allowed to export kinnoo to Russia if processed in their own units by their own brand names. The contract packing from unapproved kinnoo processing units and packing for other exporters is not authorised. Kinnoo processing units failing to comply with these requirements shall be subjected to cancellation for export to Russia by MINFAL and PHDEB.”
It is feared that this move of the PHDEB would throw eminent exporters out of the business immediately and also reduce the export magnitude significantly. The agreed procedures between the two countries, clearly do not suggest such measures for the export of citrus to Russia but it was added latterly by the officials of the PHDEB and MINFAL to benefit these said processing units thus leading to monopoly of these processing units for citrus exports to Russia, he added.
The Quarantine Department of DPP, Karachi, is known for clearing the export shipments after taking bribes and brought bad name to the country by clearing shipments of substandard exports.
Sensing a wrongdoing in permitting only these 14 processing units for export of citrus, exporter claimed that officials both from the MINFAL and PHDEB were definitely involved to corner the eminent exporters. These 14 processing units would only export a maximum quantity of 17,000 tonnes, how they could achieve this target for exporting citrus to various countries, he alleged.
The world horticulture market is valued at US$80 billion to which Pakistan contributes an annual $130 million and Pakistan is expecting to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of citrus to Russia against the total export of 1.5 million tonnes to its various destinations in the world. —AM
Dear
Do you have any assurance of quality export through open trucks? Pakistan
has signed MOU with Iran in which it is briefed very clearly that all
shipments will be ensured through refer containers.
It is need of kinnow also to keep it in low temperature
I think we should improve our systems inspite of this we try to escape the
things
Kind regards
Tariq
> Dear Friends ,
> Best wishes and Prayers for you and your
> families too .
>
>
> Dear i personally think that Ban on the Export of kinnow in Open Trucks is
> not workable Because of the following reasons
>
> 1-The availability of containers by sea is very less and during the Time
> or Rush Season always shipping lines increase their Freight Charges as
> well as some small shipping lines also come in the Market at that time
> which don't have proper facility of maintaining the temperature from
> bhalwal to Karachi or they don't have Gen sets .
>
> 2-The Cargo which is supplied to Taftan Border is Fresh cargo and its not
> treated in cold store so it maintains its quality and shelf life .
>
> 3-They Voyage from Bhalwal to Taftan is about 3 days in during those days
> there is no effect on the Quality of kinnow during the months December
> ,January and February .In March its not workable through Taftan .
>
> 4-One thing is clear that if Iranian Importers Stress on By road Cargo or
> ask Suppliers to supply by road then suppliers supply them by road ,So
> government of Iran and Pakistan shall open this Trade that if the Importer
> will agree to Import through Taftan or Bandar Abbas they shall permit them
> according to their own way of working .Like before some Years some of the
> Pakistani Exporters Demand to Ban on the Export of Wooden Crates But
> governament had open that giving the reason that it depands upon the
> requirment of Buyer .
>
> 5-The most important thing that the Cargo through Taftan is cheaper then
> By sea ,so why not we shall go through that Route to give poor People More
> opportunity to buy this fruit .
>
> 6-In the coming season the crop is more then the last year if Government
> will Ban this Route the Exports shall decreases and it will affect
> Pakistan Government Foreign reserves .
>
> 7-We have about 200 processing Units here in Bhalwal which Process kinnow
> and from those Units 80% of companiese don't have direct connection with
> shipping lines and they don't know the procedure and if we shall ban that
> what will happen for that processing Units ?
>
> So according to mopinionon its Completely wrong to Put Ban on the exports
> through Open Trucks at Taftan Border .
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Hassan Arshad
> Arshad & Co,
> Head Office Address :Plot No-10 ,Sector I-11/4 ,Fruit Market ,Islamabad
> ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 51 4443775,4435896-7 ,Fax = +92 51 4435898
> Mob :+92 321 5300440 ,+92 300 5162373
> www.arshadkinnow.com
> E-mail : ars...@yahoo.com , hassan...@gmail.com
>
> Factory Address :Arshad & Co ,4Km from Bhalwal ,Ajnala Road ,Srgodha
> ,Punjab ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 48 6643873-6643288 ,Fax =+92 48 6644573
>
>
> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 11:23 AM
>
> Dear Mr.Waqas,
>
> Recieved your mail with thanks.
> We are in favour of ban.Because quality certificate of nominated stores
> are making people in trouble.People take from store and when they export
> in open air the kinnow quality become effected.If it should be exported
> directly after packing it will reach the destination with good quality.
> Every exporter will become happy witout coratine certificate.
>
> BEST REGARDS.
> Malik Abdul Qayyum.
>
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:09 +0500
> Subject: Re: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> From: waqas.ahm...@gmail.com
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
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> td...@tdap.gov.pk; ifti...@smeda.org.pk; sal...@pamco.bz; baz...@geo.tv;
> 1s...@geo.tv; infor...@adb.org; in...@minfal.gov.pk;
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> sa...@refrigeratedvehicles.com; in...@jar.com.pk
>
>
> Just read the news text line on Dawn News TV. Its about the ban on open
> trucks for mango and kinnow to Iran and only exception is Refrigerated
> Trucks or by Sea route.
>
> If Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route will be minimized, the question to ask "how
> we can fulfill the required number of freezing vehicles even for
> Bhalwal-Karachi before reaching to Sea route?"
>
> There are very few vehicles available to Shipping companies. For the
> kinnow season, it won't be much
> affected because it will be carried out from Nov-Dec.. in Winter season.
> So, it won't be a problem.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Pak Fruit Export
> <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://twocircles.net/2009aug22/zardari_urges_chinese_entrepreneurs_invest_pakistan.html
> They said Chinese fruit preservers can also play a crucial role in
> Pakistan as about 40 percent of the fruits cannot be transported due to
> the lack of freezing vehicles.
>
> Zardari was paying his fourth visit to China since taking office last
> September.
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2:58 pm, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C08%5C15%5Cstory_15-8-2009_pg5_10
>
> Kinnow export to Iran faces bleak prospects
>
> KARACHI: Pakistan's kinnow export to Iran is facing bleak prospects during
> the upcoming season starting from November owing to substandard fruit
> exported to the country during the last few years, claimed traders and
> exporters on Thursday.
>
> Out of the total annual kinnow exports of 1,30,000 tonnes to 1,40,000
> tonnes previous year, Iran's share stood at around 55,000 tonnes, which
> accounts for 35 to 40 percent of the total exports.
>
> For the last many years, Iranian importers have been complaining about
> sub-standard kinnow reaching their country from Balochistan through land
> route via heavy trucks and trawlers.
>
> In this regard Director Plant Protection Organisation, Iran Dr H Darabi,
> previous month, through a letter expressed his deep regret and outrage
> over poor standard of kinnow and mango exported to his country through
> land route in open truck, which he claimed is violation of the memorandum
> of understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Iran in 2006.
>
> Reminding about the salient features of the agreement, he claimed that it
> was agreed by both Pakistan and Iran that as per phytosanitary
> requirements, both mango and kinnow fresh fruits should be carried out
> through refrigerator containers right from cold storages in Pakistan up to
> the points of entry in Iran.
>
> However, against these pledges and commitment, the agreed conditions were
> not fulfilled as most of the fruits were transported through open trucks,
> which amounts to breach of MoU and may compel Iranian government to take
> unpleasant decision to ban fruit import from Pakistan.
>
> Already commercial counselor of Pakistan embassy in Iran for the last two
> years has been trying to draw attention of concerned authorities including
> TDAP, PHDEB, Ministry of Agriculture and specially DG Quarantine
> Department, Karachi through letters to take notice of the alarming
> situation and ensure tangible measures.
>
> However so far all his efforts, which warrants immediate attention of the
> above mentioned departments have proved to be futile as no concrete steps
> appear to be in the offing to allay apprehension of the Iranian
> government.
>
> The lukewarm response by the Pakistani officials towards a genuine issue
> raised by the brotherly country may spell severe financial repercussion
> for the fruits' export of the country.
>
> Chairman All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and
> Merchants Association Abdul Wahid in response to a query of the scribe
> confirmed about the alarming situation regarding dwindling export
> prospects of kinnow in the coming days ahead.
>
> In view of the emerging critical situation, exporters are apprehensive
> about the future of their exports as Iran is regarded as a valuable market
> in terms of prompt payment for the imported fruits and relegation of
> Pakistani fruits to zero status would serve as a severe blow to them.
>
> He said that not only Pakistan would lose a major chunk of fruit business,
> but some 200 kinnow processing factories operating around Sargodha would
> become dysfunctional as their working entirely depends on fruit export to
> Iran and Russia rendering thousands of people as unemployed in the
> process.
>
> In response to another question, he said that constant fall in export
> volumes of kinnow over the years is a major source of concern for the
> exporters as it was 200,000 tonnes in 2006, while now it's at 130,000
> tonnes to 140,000 tonnes. tanveer ahmed
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
>
> The shortage of Refrigerated Trucks in Pakistan is main problem. Else our
> government agencies have enough documental procedure and bodies that are
> mentioned at: http://www.plantprotection.gov.pk/download.htm
> Here I am qoute from HEC - Journal of Agriculture Research:
> http://www.jar.com.pk/pdf/10-Citrus%20Export%20System.pdf
>
> "The problems associated with transport were; shortage of refrigerated
> containers in the season and high rent of containers. The drivers of the
> refrigerated containers also switch off the refrigeration to save the
> diesel which affects the quality of fruit. Similarly freight charges of
> shipping companies were also very high."
>
>
> The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is the most cost-effective to Iran and we
> fruits exporters want to comply but there are very few containers
> available.
>
> Following links will assist us in providing the competitive rates:
>
> http://www.refrigeratedvehicles.com/heavy-trucks.html
> http://www.oodle.com/vehicle/commercial_truck/refridgerated/
>
>
> The ASF (AgriBusiness Support Fund) with MINFAL, TDAP and PHDEB
> immediately provide funds for Refrigerated Trucks and to ensure export of
> upcoming kinnow season that starts within 3 months period.
>
> regards
>
> Fareed Rauf
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Tassawar Malik <dtm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we dont proceed for any standardized procedures until and unless
> some other dont threaten us. There is a huge need for capacity building
> and restructuring of PPD to ensure implenentation of the SPS requirements
> to various exported consignments.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Waqas Ahmed Bhutta
> <waqas.ahm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Iran to block fruit exports without phytosanitary certificates
>
> Saturday, August 01, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ISLAMABAD: Iranian government has written to the Department of Plant
> Protection, working under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, that fruit
> consignments without phytosanitary certificates will not be allowed entry
> into the country.
>
> “Iran will not allow any shipments carrying fresh fruits without
> specifications of truck and refrigerated containers from Pakistan to
> Iran,” said a letter written by the director of Iran’s Plant
> Protection Organisation.
>
> “Pakistan’s exports of fresh fruits — kinno and mango — to Iran
> through land are not fulfilling phytosanitary requirements,” it said.
>
> As per phytosanitary requirements for imports, the letter said, both mango
> and kinno should be carried by refrigerated containers right from cold
> storages in Pakistan up to the points of entry in Iran.
>
> Pakistan’s mission in Iran, through two separate letters to the
> authorities in Islamabad, has pointed out that the agreed procedure for
> export of fresh fruits to Iran is not being followed and warned the
> Ministry of Commerce and the Department of Plant Protection about possible
> restriction on exports of kinno and mango through the land route by Iran.
>
> The letter to the Plant Quarantine Director, Department of Plant
> Protection, Karachi said, “from now onwards specifications of trucks and
> refrigerated containers such as truck number and container number carrying
> mango and kinno from Pakistan to Iran should be mentioned in phytosanitary
> certificates issued by the DPP of Pakistan.”
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. However, in
> 2007-08, kinno exports rose to 72,000 tons including 50,000 tons through
> sea and 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan.
>
> In 2008-09, kinno exports to Iran were around 60,000 tons, of which about
> 65 per cent was shipped through the land route.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Iran could stop kinno import from Pakistan
>
> Saturday, July 18, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mission in Tehran has asked the commerce ministry
> and the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) to take
> stringent measures for ensuring a smooth supply of kinno to Iran.
>
> “Iranian quarantine authorities are likely to stop kinno imports from
> Pakistan for violation of the agreed protocol and it will be a great loss
> to growers and the country,” said a letter written by Pakistan’s
> ambassador in Tehran to the authorities concerned.
>
> Under the agreed protocol between the two sides, the letter said, kinno
> exports to Iran would only be made through sea or land in refrigerated
> containers.
>
> The letter also highlighted the problems faced by kinno exporters to Iran.
> “Shipping companies are not providing refrigerated containers to the
> exporters who opt to export the fruit through the Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan
> route,” it said.
>
> “About 20 processing units can issue certificates verifying that the
> kinno consignment has been subjected to 14 to 16 days of cold treatment,
> but reportedly most of the exporters utilising the land route are getting
> fake certificates.”
>
> According to the letter, as the cold chain was not maintained by the
> exporters, there was a likelihood that larvae of fruit fly might get stuck
> on some of the export consignments and if that was detected by the Iranian
> quarantine authorities, it was likely to impose a ban on kinno imports.
>
> The mission in its recommendations said government ministries should
> arrange adequate refrigerated containers. It said departments like Trade
> Development Authority, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Punjab
> government should make it mandatory for kinno exporters to use
> refrigerated containers. Besides, hytosanitary/quarantine certificates
> must contain additional information like serial number of refrigerated
> containers.
>
> It further recommended that the FBR should direct Customs authorities on
> Taftan border to only clear export documents of those kinno consignments
> which had refrigerated containers. “Membership of All Pakistan Fruits &
> Vegetables Association should also be mandatory for all the exporters as
> it will help in a uniform implementation of rules and regulations,” the
> letter concluded.
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. In 2007-08,
> kinno exports rose sharply to 72,000 tons; 50,000 tons through sea and
> 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan. However, in 2008-09, kinno exports
> were around 60,000 tons. Of that quantity, about 65 per cent was shipped
> through the land route.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr.Tassawar Hussain Malik
> Deputy Agricultural Development Commissioner (DADC)(DD,FSC&RD)
> 438, B-Block, Pak Secretariat
> Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL)
> Govt of Pakistan, Islamabad
> Tel: +92 51 9201793
> Fax: +92 51 9220998
> E-mail: dtm...@gmail.com
> www.minfal.gov.pk
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From: Pak Fruit Export <pakfrui...@gmail.com>
Subject: TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey, Kinnow production in Pakistan and ASF approves grants for SMEs
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Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:18 AM
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_13
TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) would organise an exhibition of Pakistani products in Iran and Turkey through trade caravan by road in major cities of both the countries and returning by visiting other cities as well on the way back.
Marketing of Pakistani products through this mode of display would provide a tremendous opportunity for increasing Pakistani exports to these markets. This was decided on Tuesday during a meeting in Karachi between TDAP's Chief Executive Syed Mohibullah Shah and other senior officials and the visiting 30-member trade delegation from Khorasan province of Iran.
During the meeting measures regarding enhancing trade volume between both the brotherly countries were discussed in detail. The TDAP chief executive also extended invitation to Iranian delegation for participation in Expo Pakistan scheduled to be held from February 26 to 28, 2010, which was warmly received by members of the delegation who expressed keen desire for taking active part in Expo Pakistan 2010. staff report
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/media-gallery/17-kinnow-production-in-pakistan-ek-01?pageDesign=new_MediaGallery_externallink2-6
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_11
ASF approves grants for SMEs
LAHORE: The appraisal panel of Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) has approved grants projects worth Rs 20.5 million for agribusiness sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The grants were approved in the twenty first meeting of the appraisal panel, which include support to a variety of projects including hiring of foreign consultancy services for establishment of state-of-the-art modern dairy farm, support for participating in an international exhibition, support for setting up of an imported complete bottling line for fruit juice production, field survey and feasibility study for setting up of an outlet for organic fruits. staff report
We also wholeheartedly congratulate to Mr. Abdul Malik of Union Fruit Export Company as PFVA Chairman and his other new team members.
The last Chairman Abdul Wahid of Chase Co. and his sidekick Saleem Sadruddin of Sadruddin & Co. created their own vested interest monopolies to Iran and Russia along with their attempt to block Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route. It's most the cost effective trade road route and a lifeline of many exporters.
Saleem Sadruddin not only hampered our kinnow export to Iran but also misrepresented and misquoted to Irani newspapers as a Pakistani agriculture official Saleem Sadruddin said at http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
As now both Abdul Wahid and Saleem Sadruddin are no more on as PFVA Executives, we demand Mr. Abdul Malik new PFVA Chairman and his team to do previous accountability and to remove permanently such crooks from the association as gross misconduct, misuse of given authority and corruption charges proven in following email.
regards
Fareed Rauf
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Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any cost - Re: Bid to recapture Far East market
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Dear All,
The story does end here. These Karachi based exporters not only approach authorities for their monopolies but they also use press and media for their own vested interests.
Such misquoted and misrepresentation is made by Saleem Sadruddin in Karachi and does have an inch of grower land in Bhalwal. He wrote an article to Iran Daily as agriculture officer to promote sea trade instead of land trade.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
Pak Tangerine Imports Under Scrutiny
Iran will not allow Pakistani tangerines which have not been imported by
refrigerated trucks or sea containers.
“Iran is likely to allow only tangerine shipped in refrigerated trucks or
refrigerated containers by sea,“ a Pakistani agriculture official Saleem
Sadruddin said.
Iran, the largest market of Pakistani Kinnow (tangerine) has categorically said to the Pakistani officials to ensure that all fruit shipments should come either by refrigerated trucks or refrigerated sea containers, he was quoted by Fresh Plaza as saying.
Pakistan ships Kinnows consigned for Iran mainly by open trucks being its
neighbor country and cheapest mode of transportation. Under the protocol signed
between Iran and Pakistan, all Kinnows should come in refrigerated mode as
Kinnow has to be cold treated before or in transit destined for Iran.
“With strict implementation of these rules,“ Saleem continued, “Pakistan may see significant fall by land route as it does not have enough infrastructure to immediately switch to refrigerated trucks. On the other hand, Pakistan accommodates many ships both containerized and reefer vessels that can carry much of the cargo in refrigerated mode.“
“With strict implementation of these rules,“ Saleem continued, “Pakistan may see significant fall by land route as it does not have enough infrastructure to immediately switch to refrigerated trucks. On the other hand, Pakistan accommodates many ships both containerized and reefer vessels that can carry much of the cargo in refrigerated mode.“
Our concerned authorities must take strict action against such people and they should never bet the part of their monopolies.
regards
Fareed Rauf
Dear Chief Secretary of Punjab,
On reading the news item of Dawn that Mr. Abdul Wahad, Chairman PFVA
and CEO Chase has now made a desperate attempt to block kinnow supply
without providing refrigerated trucks.
There are also evidences that such tactics are generally made to make
monopolize the kinnow supply hold to few companies in Karachi. Read
the news article "Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export
procedure" at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=90278
We have already raised the issue to PHDEB and ASF is also planning to
provide Refrigerated trucks and containers for this kinnow season.
Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only
allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any
cost.
regards
Waqas
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Pak Fruit Export
<pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bid to recapture Far East market
By Dawn Staff Reporter
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009
Kinno exports have been hit hard by competition from Chinese
mandarin.— Photo from AFP/File
Provinces
Lady luck smiles on Malakand farmers
KARACHI: Exporters hope to recapture Far-East market for kinno
exports when the season begins in October.
The Far-East market, mainly Philippine, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Indonesia, was lost about two years back due to global
recession, higher domestic prices and stiff competition from Chinese
mandarin.
Khalid Ejaz, a leading exporter who has just returned from ‘Asia
Logistics’ fair in Hong Kong, said that importers in Far-East who
visited the fair were excited to receive super quality Pakistan kinno
with better quality, nice packing and effective shipping schedule.
The country lost a lucrative kinno export market in Indonesia when
it slapped higher duty on Pakistani fruits and applied higher
valuation for clearance.
It’s signing of FTA with China, which allowed duty-free import of
mandarin, proved a last nail in the coffin.
Iran and Middle East, including Dubai, etc., constitute another
major market for Pakistani kinno and exporters hope to get a major
chunk of the market.
The Iranian government in a latest move informed Pakistan
quarantine that it would allow kinno from the next season only in
refrigerated containers duly sealed by the customs in line with an
agreement signed by the two governments for fruits trade by road.
Chairman, All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Importers and
Exporters Association, Abdul Wahid, told Dawn that in a meeting held
in Lahore under the chairmanship of Punjab chief secretary it was
decided that a custom checkpost would be set up in Bhalwal near
Sargodha, the main kinno crop area which would give clearance to
consignments only in refrigerated containers for Iran.
The quarantine department will issue phyto-sanitary certificates
for consignments in containers which would be duly sealed.
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Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports without phytosanitary certificates
From: Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM
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Dear Tariq Sahab,
With all due respect, banning open-trucks is not a solution especially if when we have lack of refrigerated trucks as an alternative.
It is a well known fact that we are need of refrigerated
containers especially for mango season. Here, I agree with Mr. Hassan
Arshad that if kinnow is packed it will retain its quality in open
trucks too.
The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is most cost-effective and its a
life-line of many exporters. PHDEB, ASF MINFAL, TDAP must provide
funds. If we don't have funds, Friends of Pakistan will provide funds
if they are asked in proper manner to help our export with .
We should take logical point raised by Mr. Hassan Arshan & Mr.
Waqas Ahmed Bhutta that the winter season won't be a problem in open
trucks. Mango is rotten in extreme summer season but Kinnow in packed
trucks during winter season won't be affected.
Imposing ban will only help few large companies.
Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export procedure
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) added a note to the procedure of citrus fruit and mango export to Russia with a nod from MINFAL officials which is feared to hit hard the export of the commodity.
The PHDEB, a subsidiary of the MINFAL, approved a list of 14 processing units for kinnoo export to Russia and sent a list to the Department of Plant Protection in Karachi for issuing quarantine certificates to the exporters except for these units, The News learnt on Wednesday. “This inclusion of 14 processing units and leaving the other eminent citrus exporters aims to create monopoly of the said processing units,” a citrus exporter to Russia, who declined to be named, told this correspondent.
Definitely some officials both from the PHDEB and MINFAL are involved to manoeuvre the agreed procedures and these processing units were selected for ‘grafting’ the PHDEB officials, he alleged. The governments of Pakistan and Russia agreed on procedures for mutual cooperation for the pre-shipment monitoring (PSM) of the subjected quarantine products that are to be exported from Pakistan to Russian. The PHDEB short-listed 14 potential processing units for the exports of kinnoo to Russia.
The short-listing of the processing units was questionable as some of potential exporters were left out from the list and only the names of those units were sent to DPP, Karachi, who have grafted to the PHDEB, says one of the exporters who has brought all the issue in the notice of concerned quarters at ministry of Commerce and MINFAL. The 14 processing units are Zahid Kinnoo Grading and Waxing Plant, National Fruit Processing, Chase International, Mateela Kinnoo Factory, Sadruddin and Co, Roshan and Enterprises, Iftikhar Ahmed and Company, Noon Orchards, Ghousia Traders International, Rachna Citrus, Al-Mahmood Establishment, JMB Exports and Al-Rafique Enterprises.
The correspondence between PHDEB and DPP, Karachi is not only discriminatory but also incorrect as it is not according to the agreed procedures, the same exporter said. Objecting the added para in the instructions exchanged with the DPP by the PHDEB, the exporter said that the text of agreed procedures between the officials of National Organisations on Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) of the Russian Federation and the Plant Quarantine Section, DPP, Karachi are against the agreed procedures.
The para added by the PHDEB says “only the 14 approved kinnoo processing units are allowed to export kinnoo to Russia if processed in their own units by their own brand names. The contract packing from unapproved kinnoo processing units and packing for other exporters is not authorised. Kinnoo processing units failing to comply with these requirements shall be subjected to cancellation for export to Russia by MINFAL and PHDEB.”
It is feared that this move of the PHDEB would throw eminent exporters out of the business immediately and also reduce the export magnitude significantly. The agreed procedures between the two countries, clearly do not suggest such measures for the export of citrus to Russia but it was added latterly by the officials of the PHDEB and MINFAL to benefit these said processing units thus leading to monopoly of these processing units for citrus exports to Russia, he added.
The Quarantine Department of DPP, Karachi, is known for clearing the export shipments after taking bribes and brought bad name to the country by clearing shipments of substandard exports.
Sensing a wrongdoing in permitting only these 14 processing units for export of citrus, exporter claimed that officials both from the MINFAL and PHDEB were definitely involved to corner the eminent exporters. These 14 processing units would only export a maximum quantity of 17,000 tonnes, how they could achieve this target for exporting citrus to various countries, he alleged.
The world horticulture market is valued at US$80 billion to which Pakistan contributes an annual $130 million and Pakistan is expecting to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of citrus to Russia against the total export of 1.5 million tonnes to its various destinations in the world. —AM
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Members with Russain Quarantine Department Officials |
Chairman PFVA and members with Russain Quarantine Department Officials . |
Later they thanked them with expensive RADO watches & other gifts.
This time please, think of small fruit exporters or provide
alternative of Refrigerated Trucks before imposing ban on open-trucks.
Kinnow in packed boxes in Winter season will retain the quality. Its
logical thing.
regards
Fareed Rauf
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:57 AM, <tmeh...@phdeb.org.pk> wrote:Dear
Do you have any assurance of quality export through open trucks? Pakistan
has signed MOU with Iran in which it is briefed very clearly that all
shipments will be ensured through refer containers.
It is need of kinnow also to keep it in low temperature
I think we should improve our systems inspite of this we try to escape the
things
Kind regards
Tariq
> Dear Friends ,
> Best wishes and Prayers for you and your
> families too .
>
>
> Dear i personally think that Ban on the Export of kinnow in Open Trucks is
> not workable Because of the following reasons
>
> 1-The availability of containers by sea is very less and during the Time
> or Rush Season always shipping lines increase their Freight Charges as
> well as some small shipping lines also come in the Market at that time
> which don't have proper facility of maintaining the temperature from
> bhalwal to Karachi or they don't have Gen sets .
>
> 2-The Cargo which is supplied to Taftan Border is Fresh cargo and its not
> treated in cold store so it maintains its quality and shelf life .
>
> 3-They Voyage from Bhalwal to Taftan is about 3 days in during those days
> there is no effect on the Quality of kinnow during the months December
> ,January and February .In March its not workable through Taftan .
>
> 4-One thing is clear that if Iranian Importers Stress on By road Cargo or
> ask Suppliers to supply by road then suppliers supply them by road ,So
> government of Iran and Pakistan shall open this Trade that if the Importer
> will agree to Import through Taftan or Bandar Abbas they shall permit them
> according to their own way of working .Like before some Years some of the
> Pakistani Exporters Demand to Ban on the Export of Wooden Crates But
> governament had open that giving the reason that it depands upon the
> requirment of Buyer .
>
> 5-The most important thing that the Cargo through Taftan is cheaper then
> By sea ,so why not we shall go through that Route to give poor People More
> opportunity to buy this fruit .
>
> 6-In the coming season the crop is more then the last year if Government
> will Ban this Route the Exports shall decreases and it will affect
> Pakistan Government Foreign reserves .
>
> 7-We have about 200 processing Units here in Bhalwal which Process kinnow
> and from those Units 80% of companiese don't have direct connection with
> shipping lines and they don't know the procedure and if we shall ban that
> what will happen for that processing Units ?
>
> So according to mopinionon its Completely wrong to Put Ban on the exports
> through Open Trucks at Taftan Border .
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Hassan Arshad
> Arshad & Co,
> Head Office Address :Plot No-10 ,Sector I-11/4 ,Fruit Market ,Islamabad
> ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 51 4443775,4435896-7 ,Fax = +92 51 4435898
> Mob :+92 321 5300440 ,+92 300 5162373
> www.arshadkinnow.com
> E-mail : ars...@yahoo.com , hassan...@gmail.com
>
> Factory Address :Arshad & Co ,4Km from Bhalwal ,Ajnala Road ,Srgodha
> ,Punjab ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 48 6643873-6643288 ,Fax =+92 48 6644573
>
>
> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 11:23 AM
>
> Dear Mr.Waqas,
>
> Recieved your mail with thanks.
> We are in favour of ban.Because quality certificate of nominated stores
> are making people in trouble.People take from store and when they export
> in open air the kinnow quality become effected.If it should be exported
> directly after packing it will reach the destination with good quality.
> Every exporter will become happy witout coratine certificate.
>
> BEST REGARDS.
> Malik Abdul Qayyum.
>
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:09 +0500
> Subject: Re: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> From: waqas.ahm...@gmail.com
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
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>
>
> Just read the news text line on Dawn News TV. Its about the ban on open
> trucks for mango and kinnow to Iran and only exception is Refrigerated
> Trucks or by Sea route.
>
> If Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route will be minimized, the question to ask "how
> we can fulfill the required number of freezing vehicles even for
> Bhalwal-Karachi before reaching to Sea route?"
>
> There are very few vehicles available to Shipping companies. For the
> kinnow season, it won't be much
> affected because it will be carried out from Nov-Dec.. in Winter season.
> So, it won't be a problem.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Pak Fruit Export
> <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://twocircles.net/2009aug22/zardari_urges_chinese_entrepreneurs_invest_pakistan.html
> They said Chinese fruit preservers can also play a crucial role in
> Pakistan as about 40 percent of the fruits cannot be transported due to
> the lack of freezing vehicles.
>
> Zardari was paying his fourth visit to China since taking office last
> September.
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2:58 pm, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C08%5C15%5Cstory_15-8-2009_pg5_10
>
> Kinnow export to Iran faces bleak prospects
>
> KARACHI: Pakistan's kinnow export to Iran is facing bleak prospects during
> the upcoming season starting from November owing to substandard fruit
> exported to the country during the last few years, claimed traders and
> exporters on Thursday.
>
> Out of the total annual kinnow exports of 1,30,000 tonnes to 1,40,000
> tonnes previous year, Iran's share stood at around 55,000 tonnes, which
> accounts for 35 to 40 percent of the total exports.
>
> For the last many years, Iranian importers have been complaining about
> sub-standard kinnow reaching their country from Balochistan through land
> route via heavy trucks and trawlers.
>
> In this regard Director Plant Protection Organisation, Iran Dr H Darabi,
> previous month, through a letter expressed his deep regret and outrage
> over poor standard of kinnow and mango exported to his country through
> land route in open truck, which he claimed is violation of the memorandum
> of understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Iran in 2006.
>
> Reminding about the salient features of the agreement, he claimed that it
> was agreed by both Pakistan and Iran that as per phytosanitary
> requirements, both mango and kinnow fresh fruits should be carried out
> through refrigerator containers right from cold storages in Pakistan up to
> the points of entry in Iran.
>
> However, against these pledges and commitment, the agreed conditions were
> not fulfilled as most of the fruits were transported through open trucks,
> which amounts to breach of MoU and may compel Iranian government to take
> unpleasant decision to ban fruit import from Pakistan.
>
> Already commercial counselor of Pakistan embassy in Iran for the last two
> years has been trying to draw attention of concerned authorities including
> TDAP, PHDEB, Ministry of Agriculture and specially DG Quarantine
> Department, Karachi through letters to take notice of the alarming
> situation and ensure tangible measures.
>
> However so far all his efforts, which warrants immediate attention of the
> above mentioned departments have proved to be futile as no concrete steps
> appear to be in the offing to allay apprehension of the Iranian
> government.
>
> The lukewarm response by the Pakistani officials towards a genuine issue
> raised by the brotherly country may spell severe financial repercussion
> for the fruits' export of the country.
>
> Chairman All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and
> Merchants Association Abdul Wahid in response to a query of the scribe
> confirmed about the alarming situation regarding dwindling export
> prospects of kinnow in the coming days ahead.
>
> In view of the emerging critical situation, exporters are apprehensive
> about the future of their exports as Iran is regarded as a valuable market
> in terms of prompt payment for the imported fruits and relegation of
> Pakistani fruits to zero status would serve as a severe blow to them.
>
> He said that not only Pakistan would lose a major chunk of fruit business,
> but some 200 kinnow processing factories operating around Sargodha would
> become dysfunctional as their working entirely depends on fruit export to
> Iran and Russia rendering thousands of people as unemployed in the
> process.
>
> In response to another question, he said that constant fall in export
> volumes of kinnow over the years is a major source of concern for the
> exporters as it was 200,000 tonnes in 2006, while now it's at 130,000
> tonnes to 140,000 tonnes. tanveer ahmed
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
>
> The shortage of Refrigerated Trucks in Pakistan is main problem. Else our
> government agencies have enough documental procedure and bodies that are
> mentioned at: http://www.plantprotection.gov.pk/download.htm
> Here I am qoute from HEC - Journal of Agriculture Research:
> http://www.jar.com.pk/pdf/10-Citrus%20Export%20System.pdf
>
> "The problems associated with transport were; shortage of refrigerated
> containers in the season and high rent of containers. The drivers of the
> refrigerated containers also switch off the refrigeration to save the
> diesel which affects the quality of fruit. Similarly freight charges of
> shipping companies were also very high."
>
>
> The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is the most cost-effective to Iran and we
> fruits exporters want to comply but there are very few containers
> available.
>
> Following links will assist us in providing the competitive rates:
>
> http://www.refrigeratedvehicles.com/heavy-trucks.html
> http://www.oodle.com/vehicle/commercial_truck/refridgerated/
>
>
> The ASF (AgriBusiness Support Fund) with MINFAL, TDAP and PHDEB
> immediately provide funds for Refrigerated Trucks and to ensure export of
> upcoming kinnow season that starts within 3 months period.
>
> regards
>
> Fareed Rauf
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Tassawar Malik <dtm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we dont proceed for any standardized procedures until and unless
> some other dont threaten us. There is a huge need for capacity building
> and restructuring of PPD to ensure implenentation of the SPS requirements
> to various exported consignments.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Waqas Ahmed Bhutta
> <waqas.ahm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Iran to block fruit exports without phytosanitary certificates
>
> Saturday, August 01, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ISLAMABAD: Iranian government has written to the Department of Plant
> Protection, working under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, that fruit
> consignments without phytosanitary certificates will not be allowed entry
> into the country.
>
> “Iran will not allow any shipments carrying fresh fruits without
> specifications of truck and refrigerated containers from Pakistan to
> Iran,” said a letter written by the director of Iran’s Plant
> Protection Organisation.
>
> “Pakistan’s exports of fresh fruits — kinno and mango — to Iran
> through land are not fulfilling phytosanitary requirements,” it said.
>
> As per phytosanitary requirements for imports, the letter said, both mango
> and kinno should be carried by refrigerated containers right from cold
> storages in Pakistan up to the points of entry in Iran.
>
> Pakistan’s mission in Iran, through two separate letters to the
> authorities in Islamabad, has pointed out that the agreed procedure for
> export of fresh fruits to Iran is not being followed and warned the
> Ministry of Commerce and the Department of Plant Protection about possible
> restriction on exports of kinno and mango through the land route by Iran.
>
> The letter to the Plant Quarantine Director, Department of Plant
> Protection, Karachi said, “from now onwards specifications of trucks and
> refrigerated containers such as truck number and container number carrying
> mango and kinno from Pakistan to Iran should be mentioned in phytosanitary
> certificates issued by the DPP of Pakistan.”
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. However, in
> 2007-08, kinno exports rose to 72,000 tons including 50,000 tons through
> sea and 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan.
>
> In 2008-09, kinno exports to Iran were around 60,000 tons, of which about
> 65 per cent was shipped through the land route.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Iran could stop kinno import from Pakistan
>
> Saturday, July 18, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mission in Tehran has asked the commerce ministry
> and the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) to take
> stringent measures for ensuring a smooth supply of kinno to Iran.
>
> “Iranian quarantine authorities are likely to stop kinno imports from
> Pakistan for violation of the agreed protocol and it will be a great loss
> to growers and the country,” said a letter written by Pakistan’s
> ambassador in Tehran to the authorities concerned.
>
> Under the agreed protocol between the two sides, the letter said, kinno
> exports to Iran would only be made through sea or land in refrigerated
> containers.
>
> The letter also highlighted the problems faced by kinno exporters to Iran.
> “Shipping companies are not providing refrigerated containers to the
> exporters who opt to export the fruit through the Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan
> route,” it said.
>
> “About 20 processing units can issue certificates verifying that the
> kinno consignment has been subjected to 14 to 16 days of cold treatment,
> but reportedly most of the exporters utilising the land route are getting
> fake certificates.”
>
> According to the letter, as the cold chain was not maintained by the
> exporters, there was a likelihood that larvae of fruit fly might get stuck
> on some of the export consignments and if that was detected by the Iranian
> quarantine authorities, it was likely to impose a ban on kinno imports.
>
> The mission in its recommendations said government ministries should
> arrange adequate refrigerated containers. It said departments like Trade
> Development Authority, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Punjab
> government should make it mandatory for kinno exporters to use
> refrigerated containers. Besides, hytosanitary/quarantine certificates
> must contain additional information like serial number of refrigerated
> containers.
>
> It further recommended that the FBR should direct Customs authorities on
> Taftan border to only clear export documents of those kinno consignments
> which had refrigerated containers. “Membership of All Pakistan Fruits &
> Vegetables Association should also be mandatory for all the exporters as
> it will help in a uniform implementation of rules and regulations,” the
> letter concluded.
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. In 2007-08,
> kinno exports rose sharply to 72,000 tons; 50,000 tons through sea and
> 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan. However, in 2008-09, kinno exports
> were around 60,000 tons. Of that quantity, about 65 per cent was shipped
> through the land route.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr.Tassawar Hussain Malik
> Deputy Agricultural Development Commissioner (DADC)(DD,FSC&RD)
> 438, B-Block, Pak Secretariat
> Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL)
> Govt of Pakistan, Islamabad
> Tel: +92 51 9201793
> Fax: +92 51 9220998
> E-mail: dtm...@gmail.com
> www.minfal.gov.pk
> www.pakistanseeds.gov.pk
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It is a good initiative on part of ASF.
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Subject: Expression of Interest (
Transport of Kinnows by Reefer Containers)
Rana Kashif Akhtar
Management Associate IT
Agribusiness Support Fund
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D.H.A, Lahore
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On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Commercial Counsellor Tehran <tehra...@yahoo.com> wrote:
24 Jan 2010
Dear Sir,
Today Iranian Ministry of Commerce have confirmed that Issue of Import Authorization has been
resolved and the prospective Importers can apply and get Import Authorizations/Sabt Safaresh.
Hopefully this will allivate the apprehensions of our exporters.
with best regards
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
--- On Sun, 1/24/10, AWAN EXPO <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: AWAN EXPO <awan...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Update on Kinnow exports to Iran
To: tehra...@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:40 PM
Brother Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
(Commercial Counsellor)
Many thanks for updating about kinno export to Iran.
Regards
Muhammad Aslam Malik
AWAN EXPO.
324/A SATELLITE TOWN
SARGODHA 40100
PAKISTAN
FAX+92 48 3213074
Mobile +92 300 6014272/ 0321 6036682
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:21:51 -0800
From: tehra...@yahoo.com
Subject: Update on Kinnow exports to Iran
To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
23rd Jan 2010
Dear Sir,we have again checked from Ministry of Commerce and they have informed that the issue will be resolved soon. and hopefully, the import registration for kinnows will be started on Wednesday on 27 Th Jan or even before that.with best regardsDr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
---
From: Commercial Counsellor Tehran [mailto:tehra...@yahoo.com]
Sent: 05 January 2010 01:27
To: Sadruddin & Co
Cc: Pak Fruit Export
Subject: Iran-Kinnow update
Dear Sir
Subject: Update on Kinnow Exports to Iran :
Kindly refer to the subject cited above.
2. According to Iranian system, all importers are required to register their import requests (called SABT-E-SAFARESH) with Deptt: of Imports & Exports Controls, which than issue Import Authorization, which is valid for six months. About two months ago, some parliamentarians submitted a private bill in the parliament for increasing duty on all agricultural imports i.e., rice, fruits etc to 86% ad valorem and to do away with the seasonal reduction (every year from 4th Feb to 10th May) of import duty on fruits so as to protect local growers. They also asked Ministry of Commerce to ban all these imports. However, in response the Ministry of Commerce informed the parliament that they are unable to ban legal imports, but the duty rates can be increased if approved by the parliament. The Parliamentary Committee has accepted the proposed bill for discussion but it is yet to be debated by the full House. Moreover, Govt: is opposing increase in import duties because it will hurt consumers seriously. Due to these proceedings, Ministry of Commerce stopped processing of fresh import requests (called SABT-E-SAFARESH) for Agricultural produce including all types of fruits. Therefore, small quantities of Pakistani Kinnows have been imported into Iran against old permits.
3. I am continuously in touch with D.G. Imports & Exports, Ministry of Commerce, IRI and also had a meeting with him yesterday to know the latest status. He informed that the matter is still pending with the Iranian Parliament and there is less likely hood for it to be decided soon. He was of the view that in case the issue is not decided in next 15-20 days than Ministry of Commerce, IRI may allow import of fruits at existing rates. It may be added that presently Pakistani Kinnows are assessed at US $ 0.40 per kg and import duty of US$ 0.18 is charged per Kg.
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
--- On Fri, 1/22/10, Pak Fruit Export <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Pak Fruit Export <pakfrui...@gmail.com>
To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:18 AM
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_13
TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) would organise an exhibition of Pakistani products in Iran and Turkey through trade caravan by road in major cities of both the countries and returning by visiting other cities as well on the way back.
Marketing of Pakistani products through this mode of display would provide a tremendous opportunity for increasing Pakistani exports to these markets. This was decided on Tuesday during a meeting in Karachi between TDAP's Chief Executive Syed Mohibullah Shah and other senior officials and the visiting 30-member trade delegation from Khorasan province of Iran.
During the meeting measures regarding enhancing trade volume between both the brotherly countries were discussed in detail. The TDAP chief executive also extended invitation to Iranian delegation for participation in Expo Pakistan scheduled to be held from February 26 to 28, 2010, which was warmly received by members of the delegation who expressed keen desire for taking active part in Expo Pakistan 2010. staff report
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/media-gallery/17-kinnow-production-in-pakistan-ek-01?pageDesign=new_MediaGallery_externallink2-6
Kinnow production in Pakistan
2/6
Pakistani workers picking kinnow (mandarin oranges)
from a tree at an orchard in the agricultural town of Bhalwal. Pakistan
is the sixth largest producer of kinnow and oranges in the world, with
a production of 2.5 million tonnes. There are around 200 kinnow
processing units in the country with most of them been established
quite recently, contributing in the quality of kinnow for export
purposes.–AFP Photos
| http://www.geo.tv/1-20-2010/57419.htm GEO Business |
| Pakistan to join Iran-Turkey trade caravan |
| Updated at: 1943 PST, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP)’s chief Muhibullah Shah said Wednesday that Pakistan will take part in trade caravans in Iran and Turkey. Talking to Iranian delegation here, he said trade caravan will travel to various cities of Iran and Turkey by road and Pakistani products will be showcased. Shah further said Pakistani delegation will also take part in trade exhibitions in Tehran and Mashhad. During the meeting, he invited Iranian traders to attend the Pakistan Expo 2010, which will start from 26 February. |
ASF approves grants for SMEs
LAHORE: The appraisal panel of Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) has approved grants projects worth Rs 20.5 million for agribusiness sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The grants were approved in the twenty first meeting of the appraisal panel, which include support to a variety of projects including hiring of foreign consultancy services for establishment of state-of-the-art modern dairy farm, support for participating in an international exhibition, support for setting up of an imported complete bottling line for fruit juice production, field survey and feasibility study for setting up of an outlet for organic fruits. staff report
We also wholeheartedly congratulate to Mr. Abdul Malik of Union Fruit Export Company as PFVA Chairman and his other team members.
The last Chairman Abdul Wahid of Chase Co. and his sidekick Saleem Sadruddin of Sadruddin & Co. had created their own monopolies to IrRussia hampered
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Dear All,
The story does end here. These Karachi based exporters not only approach authorities for their monopolies but they also use press and media for their own vested interests.
Such misquoted and misrepresentation is made by Saleem Sadruddin in Karachi and does have an inch of grower land in Bhalwal. He wrote an article to Iran Daily as agriculture officer to promote sea trade instead of land trade.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3466/html/economy.htm
Pak Tangerine Imports Under Scrutiny
Iran will not allow Pakistani tangerines which have not been imported by
refrigerated trucks or sea containers.
“Iran is likely to allow only tangerine shipped in refrigerated trucks or
refrigerated containers by sea,“ a Pakistani agriculture official Saleem
Sadruddin said.
Iran, the largest market of Pakistani Kinnow (tangerine) has categorically said to the Pakistani officials to ensure that all fruit shipments should come either by refrigerated trucks or refrigerated sea containers, he was quoted by Fresh Plaza as saying.
Pakistan ships Kinnows consigned for Iran mainly by open trucks being its
neighbor country and cheapest mode of transportation. Under the protocol signed
between Iran and Pakistan, all Kinnows should come in refrigerated mode as
Kinnow has to be cold treated before or in transit destined for Iran.
“With strict implementation of these rules,“ Saleem continued, “Pakistan may see significant fall by land route as it does not have enough infrastructure to immediately switch to refrigerated trucks. On the other hand, Pakistan accommodates many ships both containerized and reefer vessels that can carry much of the cargo in refrigerated mode.“
“With strict implementation of these rules,“ Saleem continued, “Pakistan may see significant fall by land route as it does not have enough infrastructure to immediately switch to refrigerated trucks. On the other hand, Pakistan accommodates many ships both containerized and reefer vessels that can carry much of the cargo in refrigerated mode.“
Our concerned authorities must take strict action against such people and they should never bet the part of their monopolies.
regards
Fareed Rauf
Dear Chief Secretary of Punjab,
On reading the news item of Dawn that Mr. Abdul Wahad, Chairman PFVA
and CEO Chase has now made a desperate attempt to block kinnow supply
without providing refrigerated trucks.
There are also evidences that such tactics are generally made to make
monopolize the kinnow supply hold to few companies in Karachi. Read
the news article "Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export
procedure" at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=90278
We have already raised the issue to PHDEB and ASF is also planning to
provide Refrigerated trucks and containers for this kinnow season.
Any attempt to block and deprive the Punjab kinnow processing and only
allow kinnow supply from Karachi to Iran should not be accepted at any
cost.
regards
Waqas
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Pak Fruit Export
<pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bid to recapture Far East market
By Dawn Staff Reporter
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009
Kinno exports have been hit hard by competition from Chinese
mandarin.— Photo from AFP/File
Provinces
Lady luck smiles on Malakand farmers
KARACHI: Exporters hope to recapture Far-East market for kinno
exports when the season begins in October.
The Far-East market, mainly Philippine, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Indonesia, was lost about two years back due to global
recession, higher domestic prices and stiff competition from Chinese
mandarin.
Khalid Ejaz, a leading exporter who has just returned from ‘Asia
Logistics’ fair in Hong Kong, said that importers in Far-East who
visited the fair were excited to receive super quality Pakistan kinno
with better quality, nice packing and effective shipping schedule.
The country lost a lucrative kinno export market in Indonesia when
it slapped higher duty on Pakistani fruits and applied higher
valuation for clearance.
It’s signing of FTA with China, which allowed duty-free import of
mandarin, proved a last nail in the coffin.
Iran and Middle East, including Dubai, etc., constitute another
major market for Pakistani kinno and exporters hope to get a major
chunk of the market.
The Iranian government in a latest move informed Pakistan
quarantine that it would allow kinno from the next season only in
refrigerated containers duly sealed by the customs in line with an
agreement signed by the two governments for fruits trade by road.
Chairman, All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Importers and
Exporters Association, Abdul Wahid, told Dawn that in a meeting held
in Lahore under the chairmanship of Punjab chief secretary it was
decided that a custom checkpost would be set up in Bhalwal near
Sargodha, the main kinno crop area which would give clearance to
consignments only in refrigerated containers for Iran.
The quarantine department will issue phyto-sanitary certificates
for consignments in containers which would be duly sealed.
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Dear Tariq Sahab,
With all due respect, banning open-trucks is not a solution especially if when we have lack of refrigerated trucks as an alternative.
It is a well known fact that we are need of refrigerated
containers especially for mango season. Here, I agree with Mr. Hassan
Arshad that if kinnow is packed it will retain its quality in open
trucks too.
The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is most cost-effective and its a
life-line of many exporters. PHDEB, ASF MINFAL, TDAP must provide
funds. If we don't have funds, Friends of Pakistan will provide funds
if they are asked in proper manner to help our export with .
We should take logical point raised by Mr. Hassan Arshan & Mr.
Waqas Ahmed Bhutta that the winter season won't be a problem in open
trucks. Mango is rotten in extreme summer season but Kinnow in packed
trucks during winter season won't be affected.
Imposing ban will only help few large companies.
Exporters criticise PHDEB over kinnoo export procedure
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) added a note to the procedure of citrus fruit and mango export to Russia with a nod from MINFAL officials which is feared to hit hard the export of the commodity.
The PHDEB, a subsidiary of the MINFAL, approved a list of 14 processing units for kinnoo export to Russia and sent a list to the Department of Plant Protection in Karachi for issuing quarantine certificates to the exporters except for these units, The News learnt on Wednesday. “This inclusion of 14 processing units and leaving the other eminent citrus exporters aims to create monopoly of the said processing units,” a citrus exporter to Russia, who declined to be named, told this correspondent.
Definitely some officials both from the PHDEB and MINFAL are involved to manoeuvre the agreed procedures and these processing units were selected for ‘grafting’ the PHDEB officials, he alleged. The governments of Pakistan and Russia agreed on procedures for mutual cooperation for the pre-shipment monitoring (PSM) of the subjected quarantine products that are to be exported from Pakistan to Russian. The PHDEB short-listed 14 potential processing units for the exports of kinnoo to Russia.
The short-listing of the processing units was questionable as some of potential exporters were left out from the list and only the names of those units were sent to DPP, Karachi, who have grafted to the PHDEB, says one of the exporters who has brought all the issue in the notice of concerned quarters at ministry of Commerce and MINFAL. The 14 processing units are Zahid Kinnoo Grading and Waxing Plant, National Fruit Processing, Chase International, Mateela Kinnoo Factory, Sadruddin and Co, Roshan and Enterprises, Iftikhar Ahmed and Company, Noon Orchards, Ghousia Traders International, Rachna Citrus, Al-Mahmood Establishment, JMB Exports and Al-Rafique Enterprises.
The correspondence between PHDEB and DPP, Karachi is not only discriminatory but also incorrect as it is not according to the agreed procedures, the same exporter said. Objecting the added para in the instructions exchanged with the DPP by the PHDEB, the exporter said that the text of agreed procedures between the officials of National Organisations on Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) of the Russian Federation and the Plant Quarantine Section, DPP, Karachi are against the agreed procedures.
The para added by the PHDEB says “only the 14 approved kinnoo processing units are allowed to export kinnoo to Russia if processed in their own units by their own brand names. The contract packing from unapproved kinnoo processing units and packing for other exporters is not authorised. Kinnoo processing units failing to comply with these requirements shall be subjected to cancellation for export to Russia by MINFAL and PHDEB.”
It is feared that this move of the PHDEB would throw eminent exporters out of the business immediately and also reduce the export magnitude significantly. The agreed procedures between the two countries, clearly do not suggest such measures for the export of citrus to Russia but it was added latterly by the officials of the PHDEB and MINFAL to benefit these said processing units thus leading to monopoly of these processing units for citrus exports to Russia, he added.
The Quarantine Department of DPP, Karachi, is known for clearing the export shipments after taking bribes and brought bad name to the country by clearing shipments of substandard exports.
Sensing a wrongdoing in permitting only these 14 processing units for export of citrus, exporter claimed that officials both from the MINFAL and PHDEB were definitely involved to corner the eminent exporters. These 14 processing units would only export a maximum quantity of 17,000 tonnes, how they could achieve this target for exporting citrus to various countries, he alleged.
The world horticulture market is valued at US$80 billion to which Pakistan contributes an annual $130 million and Pakistan is expecting to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of citrus to Russia against the total export of 1.5 million tonnes to its various destinations in the world. —AM
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Members with Russain Quarantine Department Officials |
Chairman PFVA and members with Russain Quarantine Department Officials . |
Later they thanked them with expensive RADO watches & other gifts.
This time please, think of small fruit exporters or provide
alternative of Refrigerated Trucks before imposing ban on open-trucks.
Kinnow in packed boxes in Winter season will retain the quality. Its
logical thing.
regards
Fareed Rauf
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:57 AM, <tmeh...@phdeb.org.pk> wrote:Dear
Do you have any assurance of quality export through open trucks? Pakistan
has signed MOU with Iran in which it is briefed very clearly that all
shipments will be ensured through refer containers.
It is need of kinnow also to keep it in low temperature
I think we should improve our systems inspite of this we try to escape the
things
Kind regards
Tariq
> Dear Friends ,
> Best wishes and Prayers for you and your
> families too .
>
>
> Dear i personally think that Ban on the Export of kinnow in Open Trucks is
> not workable Because of the following reasons
>
> 1-The availability of containers by sea is very less and during the Time
> or Rush Season always shipping lines increase their Freight Charges as
> well as some small shipping lines also come in the Market at that time
> which don't have proper facility of maintaining the temperature from
> bhalwal to Karachi or they don't have Gen sets .
>
> 2-The Cargo which is supplied to Taftan Border is Fresh cargo and its not
> treated in cold store so it maintains its quality and shelf life .
>
> 3-They Voyage from Bhalwal to Taftan is about 3 days in during those days
> there is no effect on the Quality of kinnow during the months December
> ,January and February .In March its not workable through Taftan .
>
> 4-One thing is clear that if Iranian Importers Stress on By road Cargo or
> ask Suppliers to supply by road then suppliers supply them by road ,So
> government of Iran and Pakistan shall open this Trade that if the Importer
> will agree to Import through Taftan or Bandar Abbas they shall permit them
> according to their own way of working .Like before some Years some of the
> Pakistani Exporters Demand to Ban on the Export of Wooden Crates But
> governament had open that giving the reason that it depands upon the
> requirment of Buyer .
>
> 5-The most important thing that the Cargo through Taftan is cheaper then
> By sea ,so why not we shall go through that Route to give poor People More
> opportunity to buy this fruit .
>
> 6-In the coming season the crop is more then the last year if Government
> will Ban this Route the Exports shall decreases and it will affect
> Pakistan Government Foreign reserves .
>
> 7-We have about 200 processing Units here in Bhalwal which Process kinnow
> and from those Units 80% of companiese don't have direct connection with
> shipping lines and they don't know the procedure and if we shall ban that
> what will happen for that processing Units ?
>
> So according to mopinionon its Completely wrong to Put Ban on the exports
> through Open Trucks at Taftan Border .
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Hassan Arshad
> Arshad & Co,
> Head Office Address :Plot No-10 ,Sector I-11/4 ,Fruit Market ,Islamabad
> ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 51 4443775,4435896-7 ,Fax = +92 51 4435898
> Mob :+92 321 5300440 ,+92 300 5162373
> www.arshadkinnow.com
> E-mail : ars...@yahoo.com , hassan...@gmail.com
>
> Factory Address :Arshad & Co ,4Km from Bhalwal ,Ajnala Road ,Srgodha
> ,Punjab ,Pakistan .
> Tel = +92 48 6643873-6643288 ,Fax =+92 48 6644573
>
>
> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: malik qayyum <awan...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 11:23 AM
>
> Dear Mr.Waqas,
>
> Recieved your mail with thanks.
> We are in favour of ban.Because quality certificate of nominated stores
> are making people in trouble.People take from store and when they export
> in open air the kinnow quality become effected.If it should be exported
> directly after packing it will reach the destination with good quality.
> Every exporter will become happy witout coratine certificate.
>
> BEST REGARDS.
> Malik Abdul Qayyum.
>
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:09 +0500
> Subject: Re: lack of freezing vehicles - Re: Iran to block fruit exports
> without phytosanitary certificates
> From: waqas.ahm...@gmail.com
> To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
> CC: in...@asf.org.pk; has...@agribusines.gov.pk; in...@phdeb.org.pk;
> td...@tdap.gov.pk; ifti...@smeda.org.pk; sal...@pamco.bz; baz...@geo.tv;
> 1s...@geo.tv; infor...@adb.org; in...@minfal.gov.pk;
> ps...@commerce.gov.pk; statem...@minfal.gov.pk;
> secr...@minfal.gov.pk; con...@minfal.gov.pk;
> sa...@refrigeratedvehicles.com; in...@jar.com.pk
>
>
> Just read the news text line on Dawn News TV. Its about the ban on open
> trucks for mango and kinnow to Iran and only exception is Refrigerated
> Trucks or by Sea route.
>
> If Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route will be minimized, the question to ask "how
> we can fulfill the required number of freezing vehicles even for
> Bhalwal-Karachi before reaching to Sea route?"
>
> There are very few vehicles available to Shipping companies. For the
> kinnow season, it won't be much
> affected because it will be carried out from Nov-Dec.. in Winter season.
> So, it won't be a problem.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Pak Fruit Export
> <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://twocircles.net/2009aug22/zardari_urges_chinese_entrepreneurs_invest_pakistan.html
> They said Chinese fruit preservers can also play a crucial role in
> Pakistan as about 40 percent of the fruits cannot be transported due to
> the lack of freezing vehicles.
>
> Zardari was paying his fourth visit to China since taking office last
> September.
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2:58 pm, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C08%5C15%5Cstory_15-8-2009_pg5_10
>
> Kinnow export to Iran faces bleak prospects
>
> KARACHI: Pakistan's kinnow export to Iran is facing bleak prospects during
> the upcoming season starting from November owing to substandard fruit
> exported to the country during the last few years, claimed traders and
> exporters on Thursday.
>
> Out of the total annual kinnow exports of 1,30,000 tonnes to 1,40,000
> tonnes previous year, Iran's share stood at around 55,000 tonnes, which
> accounts for 35 to 40 percent of the total exports.
>
> For the last many years, Iranian importers have been complaining about
> sub-standard kinnow reaching their country from Balochistan through land
> route via heavy trucks and trawlers.
>
> In this regard Director Plant Protection Organisation, Iran Dr H Darabi,
> previous month, through a letter expressed his deep regret and outrage
> over poor standard of kinnow and mango exported to his country through
> land route in open truck, which he claimed is violation of the memorandum
> of understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Iran in 2006.
>
> Reminding about the salient features of the agreement, he claimed that it
> was agreed by both Pakistan and Iran that as per phytosanitary
> requirements, both mango and kinnow fresh fruits should be carried out
> through refrigerator containers right from cold storages in Pakistan up to
> the points of entry in Iran.
>
> However, against these pledges and commitment, the agreed conditions were
> not fulfilled as most of the fruits were transported through open trucks,
> which amounts to breach of MoU and may compel Iranian government to take
> unpleasant decision to ban fruit import from Pakistan.
>
> Already commercial counselor of Pakistan embassy in Iran for the last two
> years has been trying to draw attention of concerned authorities including
> TDAP, PHDEB, Ministry of Agriculture and specially DG Quarantine
> Department, Karachi through letters to take notice of the alarming
> situation and ensure tangible measures.
>
> However so far all his efforts, which warrants immediate attention of the
> above mentioned departments have proved to be futile as no concrete steps
> appear to be in the offing to allay apprehension of the Iranian
> government.
>
> The lukewarm response by the Pakistani officials towards a genuine issue
> raised by the brotherly country may spell severe financial repercussion
> for the fruits' export of the country.
>
> Chairman All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and
> Merchants Association Abdul Wahid in response to a query of the scribe
> confirmed about the alarming situation regarding dwindling export
> prospects of kinnow in the coming days ahead.
>
> In view of the emerging critical situation, exporters are apprehensive
> about the future of their exports as Iran is regarded as a valuable market
> in terms of prompt payment for the imported fruits and relegation of
> Pakistani fruits to zero status would serve as a severe blow to them.
>
> He said that not only Pakistan would lose a major chunk of fruit business,
> but some 200 kinnow processing factories operating around Sargodha would
> become dysfunctional as their working entirely depends on fruit export to
> Iran and Russia rendering thousands of people as unemployed in the
> process.
>
> In response to another question, he said that constant fall in export
> volumes of kinnow over the years is a major source of concern for the
> exporters as it was 200,000 tonnes in 2006, while now it's at 130,000
> tonnes to 140,000 tonnes. tanveer ahmed
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Fareed Rauf <faree...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
>
> The shortage of Refrigerated Trucks in Pakistan is main problem. Else our
> government agencies have enough documental procedure and bodies that are
> mentioned at: http://www.plantprotection.gov.pk/download.htm
> Here I am qoute from HEC - Journal of Agriculture Research:
> http://www.jar.com.pk/pdf/10-Citrus%20Export%20System.pdf
>
> "The problems associated with transport were; shortage of refrigerated
> containers in the season and high rent of containers. The drivers of the
> refrigerated containers also switch off the refrigeration to save the
> diesel which affects the quality of fruit. Similarly freight charges of
> shipping companies were also very high."
>
>
> The Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan route is the most cost-effective to Iran and we
> fruits exporters want to comply but there are very few containers
> available.
>
> Following links will assist us in providing the competitive rates:
>
> http://www.refrigeratedvehicles.com/heavy-trucks.html
> http://www.oodle.com/vehicle/commercial_truck/refridgerated/
>
>
> The ASF (AgriBusiness Support Fund) with MINFAL, TDAP and PHDEB
> immediately provide funds for Refrigerated Trucks and to ensure export of
> upcoming kinnow season that starts within 3 months period.
>
> regards
>
> Fareed Rauf
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Tassawar Malik <dtm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we dont proceed for any standardized procedures until and unless
> some other dont threaten us. There is a huge need for capacity building
> and restructuring of PPD to ensure implenentation of the SPS requirements
> to various exported consignments.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Waqas Ahmed Bhutta
> <waqas.ahm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Iran to block fruit exports without phytosanitary certificates
>
> Saturday, August 01, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ISLAMABAD: Iranian government has written to the Department of Plant
> Protection, working under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, that fruit
> consignments without phytosanitary certificates will not be allowed entry
> into the country.
>
> “Iran will not allow any shipments carrying fresh fruits without
> specifications of truck and refrigerated containers from Pakistan to
> Iran,” said a letter written by the director of Iran’s Plant
> Protection Organisation.
>
> “Pakistan’s exports of fresh fruits — kinno and mango — to Iran
> through land are not fulfilling phytosanitary requirements,” it said.
>
> As per phytosanitary requirements for imports, the letter said, both mango
> and kinno should be carried by refrigerated containers right from cold
> storages in Pakistan up to the points of entry in Iran.
>
> Pakistan’s mission in Iran, through two separate letters to the
> authorities in Islamabad, has pointed out that the agreed procedure for
> export of fresh fruits to Iran is not being followed and warned the
> Ministry of Commerce and the Department of Plant Protection about possible
> restriction on exports of kinno and mango through the land route by Iran.
>
> The letter to the Plant Quarantine Director, Department of Plant
> Protection, Karachi said, “from now onwards specifications of trucks and
> refrigerated containers such as truck number and container number carrying
> mango and kinno from Pakistan to Iran should be mentioned in phytosanitary
> certificates issued by the DPP of Pakistan.”
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. However, in
> 2007-08, kinno exports rose to 72,000 tons including 50,000 tons through
> sea and 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan.
>
> In 2008-09, kinno exports to Iran were around 60,000 tons, of which about
> 65 per cent was shipped through the land route.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Iran could stop kinno import from Pakistan
>
> Saturday, July 18, 2009
>
> By By Aftab Maken
> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mission in Tehran has asked the commerce ministry
> and the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) to take
> stringent measures for ensuring a smooth supply of kinno to Iran.
>
> “Iranian quarantine authorities are likely to stop kinno imports from
> Pakistan for violation of the agreed protocol and it will be a great loss
> to growers and the country,” said a letter written by Pakistan’s
> ambassador in Tehran to the authorities concerned.
>
> Under the agreed protocol between the two sides, the letter said, kinno
> exports to Iran would only be made through sea or land in refrigerated
> containers.
>
> The letter also highlighted the problems faced by kinno exporters to Iran.
> “Shipping companies are not providing refrigerated containers to the
> exporters who opt to export the fruit through the Bhalwal-Quetta-Taftan
> route,” it said.
>
> “About 20 processing units can issue certificates verifying that the
> kinno consignment has been subjected to 14 to 16 days of cold treatment,
> but reportedly most of the exporters utilising the land route are getting
> fake certificates.”
>
> According to the letter, as the cold chain was not maintained by the
> exporters, there was a likelihood that larvae of fruit fly might get stuck
> on some of the export consignments and if that was detected by the Iranian
> quarantine authorities, it was likely to impose a ban on kinno imports.
>
> The mission in its recommendations said government ministries should
> arrange adequate refrigerated containers. It said departments like Trade
> Development Authority, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Punjab
> government should make it mandatory for kinno exporters to use
> refrigerated containers. Besides, hytosanitary/quarantine certificates
> must contain additional information like serial number of refrigerated
> containers.
>
> It further recommended that the FBR should direct Customs authorities on
> Taftan border to only clear export documents of those kinno consignments
> which had refrigerated containers. “Membership of All Pakistan Fruits &
> Vegetables Association should also be mandatory for all the exporters as
> it will help in a uniform implementation of rules and regulations,” the
> letter concluded.
>
> In 2006, Pakistan exported about 25,000 tons of kinno through reefer
> containers and chartered ships with a cold storage facility. In 2007-08,
> kinno exports rose sharply to 72,000 tons; 50,000 tons through sea and
> 22,000 tons via land route of Taftan. However, in 2008-09, kinno exports
> were around 60,000 tons. Of that quantity, about 65 per cent was shipped
> through the land route.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr.Tassawar Hussain Malik
> Deputy Agricultural Development Commissioner (DADC)(DD,FSC&RD)
> 438, B-Block, Pak Secretariat
> Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL)
> Govt of Pakistan, Islamabad
> Tel: +92 51 9201793
> Fax: +92 51 9220998
> E-mail: dtm...@gmail.com
> www.minfal.gov.pk
> www.pakistanseeds.gov.pk
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Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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To: Kashif Akhtar
Subject: Expression of Interest (
Transport of Kinnows by Reefer Containers)
Rana Kashif Akhtar
Management Associate IT
Agribusiness Support Fund
144-CCA, Block DD, Phase IV
D.H.A, Lahore
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On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Commercial Counsellor Tehran <tehra...@yahoo.com> wrote:
24 Jan 2010
Dear Sir,
Today Iranian Ministry of Commerce have confirmed that Issue of Import Authorization has been
resolved and the prospective Importers can apply and get Import Authorizations/Sabt Safaresh.
Hopefully this will allivate the apprehensions of our exporters.
with best regards
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
--- On Sun, 1/24/10, AWAN EXPO <awan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: AWAN EXPO <awan...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Update on Kinnow exports to Iran
To: tehra...@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:40 PM
Brother Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
(Commercial Counsellor)
Many thanks for updating about kinno export to Iran.
Regards
Muhammad Aslam Malik
AWAN EXPO.
324/A SATELLITE TOWN
SARGODHA 40100
PAKISTAN
FAX+92 48 3213074
Mobile +92 300 6014272/ 0321 6036682
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:21:51 -0800
From: tehra...@yahoo.com
Subject: Update on Kinnow exports to Iran
To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
23rd Jan 2010
Dear Sir,we have again checked from Ministry of Commerce and they have informed that the issue will be resolved soon. and hopefully, the import registration for kinnows will be started on Wednesday on 27 Th Jan or even before that.with best regardsDr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
---
From: Commercial Counsellor Tehran [mailto:tehra...@yahoo.com]
Sent: 05 January 2010 01:27
To: Sadruddin & Co
Cc: Pak Fruit Export
Subject: Iran-Kinnow update
Dear Sir
Subject: Update on Kinnow Exports to Iran :
Kindly refer to the subject cited above.
2. According to Iranian system, all importers are required to register their import requests (called SABT-E-SAFARESH) with Deptt: of Imports & Exports Controls, which than issue Import Authorization, which is valid for six months. About two months ago, some parliamentarians submitted a private bill in the parliament for increasing duty on all agricultural imports i.e., rice, fruits etc to 86% ad valorem and to do away with the seasonal reduction (every year from 4th Feb to 10th May) of import duty on fruits so as to protect local growers. They also asked Ministry of Commerce to ban all these imports. However, in response the Ministry of Commerce informed the parliament that they are unable to ban legal imports, but the duty rates can be increased if approved by the parliament. The Parliamentary Committee has accepted the proposed bill for discussion but it is yet to be debated by the full House. Moreover, Govt: is opposing increase in import duties because it will hurt consumers seriously. Due to these proceedings, Ministry of Commerce stopped processing of fresh import requests (called SABT-E-SAFARESH) for Agricultural produce including all types of fruits. Therefore, small quantities of Pakistani Kinnows have been imported into Iran against old permits.
3. I am continuously in touch with D.G. Imports & Exports, Ministry of Commerce, IRI and also had a meeting with him yesterday to know the latest status. He informed that the matter is still pending with the Iranian Parliament and there is less likely hood for it to be decided soon. He was of the view that in case the issue is not decided in next 15-20 days than Ministry of Commerce, IRI may allow import of fruits at existing rates. It may be added that presently Pakistani Kinnows are assessed at US $ 0.40 per kg and import duty of US$ 0.18 is charged per Kg.
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon
Commercial Counsellor
Embassy of Pakistan
Tehran , Iran .
Tel: 0098-21-66913770
Fax: 0098-21-66944889
--- On Fri, 1/22/10, Pak Fruit Export <pakfrui...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Pak Fruit Export <pakfrui...@gmail.com>
To: pakfrui...@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:18 AM
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\21\story_21-1-2010_pg5_13
TDAP to hold trade caravan in Iran, Turkey
KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) would organise an exhibition of Pakistani products in Iran and Turkey through trade caravan by road in major cities of both the countries and returning by visiting other cities as well on the way back.
Marketing of Pakistani products through this mode of display would provide a tremendous opportunity for increasing Pakistani exports to these markets. This was decided on Tuesday during a meeting in Karachi between TDAP's Chief Executive Syed Mohibullah Shah and other senior officials and the visiting 30-member trade delegation from Khorasan province of Iran.
During the meeting measures regarding enhancing trade volume between both the brotherly countries were discussed in detail. The TDAP chief executive also extended invitation to Iranian delegation for participation in Expo Pakistan scheduled to be held from February 26 to 28, 2010, which was warmly received by members of the delegation who expressed keen desire for taking active part in Expo Pakistan 2010. staff report
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/media-gallery/17-kinnow-production-in-pakistan-ek-01?pageDesign=new_MediaGallery_externallink2-6
Kinnow production in Pakistan
2/6
Pakistani workers picking kinnow (mandarin oranges)
from a tree at an orchard in the agricultural town of Bhalwal. Pakistan
is the sixth largest producer of kinnow and oranges in the world, with
a production of 2.5 million tonnes. There are around 200 kinnow
processing units in the country with most of them been established
quite recently, contributing in the quality of kinnow for export
purposes.–AFP Photos
| http://www.geo.tv/1-20-2010/57419.htm GEO Business |
| Pakistan to join Iran-Turkey trade caravan |
| Updated at: 1943 PST, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP)’s chief Muhibullah Shah said Wednesday that Pakistan will take part in trade caravans in Iran and Turkey. Talking to Iranian delegation here, he said trade caravan will travel to various cities of Iran and Turkey by road and Pakistani products will be showcased. Shah further said Pakistani delegation will also take part in trade exhibitions in Tehran and Mashhad. During the meeting, he invited Iranian traders to attend the Pakistan Expo 2010, which will start from 26 February. |
ASF approves grants for SMEs
LAHORE: The appraisal panel of Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) has approved grants projects worth Rs 20.5 million for agribusiness sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The grants were approved in the twenty first meeting of the appraisal panel, which include support to a variety of projects including hiring of foreign consultancy services for establishment of state-of-the-art modern dairy farm, support for participating in an international exhibition, support for setting up of an imported complete bottling line for fruit juice production, field survey and feasibility study for setting up of an outlet for organic fruits. staff report
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