Tag: Fruit
Punjab Food Authority cracks down on fruit hoarders ahead of Ramazan
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) cracked down on fruit hoarders across the province and sealed at least 13 cold stores.
Unripe fruits are stored and...
Fruit, vegetable prices soar as supplies unable to reach markets
LAHORE: The vegetable and fruit prices in Lahore have skyrocketed following the blockade of the entry and exit points of the city and the forcible...
Fruit, vegetable exports post 26.88pc, 14.65pc growth in 7 months
Fruit and vegetable exports from the country during first seven months of current financial year increased by 26.88 percent and 14.65 percent respectively.
During the...
Frost not good for fruit producing plants: experts
Agriculture experts have advised gardeners to properly look after fruit producing plants for proper yield as the plants are affected by a change in...
Family meals ‘boost child fruit and vegetable intake’
Eating meals as a family improves children’s eating habits - even if it only happens once or twice a week, UK researchers suggest. It...
Fruit, vegetable export increase by 4.21, 10.97%
Fruit and vegetable export from the country during the first four months of current financial year recorded increase of 4.21 percent and 10.97 percent...
Prices of dry fruit increase as winter season starts
With the start of winter season in Rawalpindi, the prices of dry fruits, which are already beyond the reach of the common man, have...
Fruit, vegetable market becomes safe haven for criminals
An illegal fruit and vegetable market at Khanna Pull has turned into a safe haven for criminals and murderers.
The market had been established alongside...
Vendors overcharge despite decrease in vegetable prices
Vegetable prices have decreased while fruit prices are still high in the local market as well as at weekly bazaars of the capital during...
New fruit and vegetable market to cost Rs 1b: CM
Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said a new fruit and vegetable market is being constructed at Kacha on Ferozepur Road at a cost of one...
Pakistan loses key fruit export markets
Despite a bumper crop in the country this year, the export of Pakistani Kinnow is expected to be reduced by 0.1 million tonnes against...
Paper mulberry being replaced with fruit and flower trees, NA told
Minister of State for Production Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood told the National Assembly that paper mulberry trees were gradually being replaced in Islamabad with fruit...
Pakistan’s exports to Sri Lanka in jeopardy
Despite the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Pakistan Sri Lanka, the export of commodities like fruit and vegetables from the former to the...
Pomegranate juice melts paunch
It can help prevent cancer, is good for your heart and can even boost your sex life. Now, scientists believe that pomegranate juice has...
Abysmal sanitary conditions in capital’s fruit markets
Rising cleanliness problems and encroachments in the city’s fruit markets due to the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s negligence present an abysmal picture. “The CDA...
Vegetable, fruit prices remain stable, sales decrease
Most vegetable prices remained stable in the weekly Sunday Bazaar of the city as compared to last week’s prices, however the sales decreased as...
Vegetable, fruit, milk set to become dearer
With the skyrocketing prices of daily use commodities already getting out of reach, the citizens are to likely to face another catastrophe in the...
