Kharif crops: PPCBL begins disbursement of loans

The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank has started disbursement of Rs 2.5 billion agriculture loans for sowing, growing and maturing of Kharif crops 2014 including cotton, rice, sugarcane, maize, vegetables, fodder and fruits orchards.

Source: Business Recorder

Kharif season: fertiliser makers not in favour of urea import

Domestic chemical makers don't seem to be in favour of giant import of carbamide for Kharif season as they believe that spare stocks are obtainable for the approaching crop season. The Ministry of Industries & Production within the last meeting of the chemical Review Committee (FRC) had determined to import zero.125 million tons for Kharif season and therefore the chemical business supported the choice.

This acquisition are created against a $50 million loan facility recently approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) specifically for the acquisition of carbamide fertilizer.

As per estimates of chemical makers of West Pakistan consultive Council (FMPAC) - a representative body of native fertilizer makers - around three.01 million heaps of carbamide stocks, as well as domestic production and carryover stocks from Rabi season, are obtainable within the country for the approaching crop season against a most demand of two.8 to 2.9 million tons.

The country would have some zero.370 million heaps of carbamide stock at begin|the beginning} of Kharif season that may start from Gregorian calendar month one, 2014. calculable production from domestic fertilizer plants throughout the Kharif season can stay a pair of.64 million tons (with gas offer on SNGPL in line with the last year) which means there would be around three.01 million heaps of carbamide obtainable within the country against a requirement of two.8 to 2.9 million tons. As a result, the carryover stock at the tip of Kharif 2014 is probably going to be zero.21 to 0.110 million tons, a political candidate of FMPAC aforesaid.

He aforesaid recent demand of two.9 million tons continues to be more than needs reported  by provinces. "Fertiliser plants will manufacture the specified and spare carbamide for domestic consumption by guaranteeing the required gas offer. The domestic production won't need precious interchange and billions of rupees grant, being spent on import on carbamide," he added.

The business sources aforesaid the govt call to import carbamide and distribute it through National chemical selling restricted (NFML) has additionally been politically motivated  within the past so this observe ought to be discourage by the PML-N government. The centralized is already considering shifting the foreign carbamide distribution from NFML to non-public sector so as to confirm clear and timely distribution of foreign carbamide, they added.

Sources aforesaid some quarters ar proposing an enormous import of zero.7 million heaps of carbamide import for Kharif season. However, they believed that the planned conceive to import zero.7 million heaps of carbamide is contrary to the fact on ground and therefore the call can drain around $266 million from the funds, that is already facing a crisis of depleting forex reserves.

According to sources, this estimate of foreign carbamide has been calculated at a median $380 per ton price and Fright (C&F). On this basis, the landed price involves Rs a pair of,900 per fifty kilo bag as well as port incidentals and native freight, etc. To sell this foreign carbamide at a fix value of Rs one,786 per bag, the govt would ought to offer a further grant of roughly Rs sixteen billion on zero.7 million tons foreign carbamide.

Domestic fertilizer makers urged the govt to require any call on carbamide import whereas keeping in sight this stock handiness position. carbamide is foreign to supply profit to farmers, however in point of fact, farmers don't get any advantage of foreign carbamide and later grant by the funds, they added. Despite the country's current carbamide production capability of six.9 million tons, that is world's seventh largest, West Pakistan spent over $1.5 billion on carbamide import in last three years and additionally paid a grant of over Rs sixty billion on foreign carbamide.

^{Source: Business Recorder}

List of Crops of Pakistan and their Agronomic Use

S/N	Vernacular name	Botanical name		Family	Agronomic use	Sowing season
A.      CEREAL CROPS
1.	Ghandum / Kanak / Wheat		Triticum aestivum	Poaceae	Cereals	Rabi
2.	Juo / Barley		Hordeum vulgare	Poaceae	Cereals/ Fodder	Rabi
3.	Dhaan / Rice / Paddy		Oryza sativa	Poaceae	Cereals	Kharif
4.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
5.	Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum		Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose)
6.	Bajra / Pearl Millet		Pennisetum typhoides	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif
B.      FOOD LEGUMES
1.	Kalay Channay / Chickpea / Gram		Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
2.	Kabuli Channay / Chickpea / White Gram		Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
3.	Field pea		Pisum sativum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
4.	Masur / Lentil		Lens culnaris	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
5.	Mung bean / Oregon Pea / Green Gram		Vigna radiata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
6.	Mash / Urd Bean / Black Gram		Vigna mungo	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
7.	Pigeon pea / Red Gram / Arhar		Cajanus cajan	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
8.	Lobia / Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea		Vigna unguiculata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
9.	Rawan / Cowpea		Vigna unguiculata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
C.      OILSEED CROPS
1.	Toria / Brown or Yellow Sarsoon / Rapeseed		Brassica campestris	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
2.	Gohbi Sarsoon / Rapeseed		Brassica napus	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
3.	Raya / Indian Mustard		Brassica juncea	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
4.	Taramera / Mustard		Eruca sativa	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
5.	Canola / Rapeseed		Brassica napus	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
6.	Moongphali / Ground nut / Peanuts		Arachis hypogea	Fabaceae	Oilseeds	Kharif
7.	Suraj Mukkhi / Sunflower		Helianthus annus	Compositae	Oilseeds	Rabi
8.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
9.	Zeatoon / Olive		Olera europeae	Oleaceae	Oilseeds
10.	Kala Til / Niger		Guizotia abyssinica	Compositae	Oilseeds	Kharif
11.	Sufaid Til / Sesame		Sesamum indicum	Pedaliacea	Oilseeds	Kharif
12.	Alsi / Linseed		Linum ustitatissimum	Linaceae	Oilseeds	Rabi
13.	Guar / Cluster bean		Cyamopsis tetragonolba	Fabaceae	Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
14.	Kappas / Cotton		Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum	Malvaceae	Oilseeds  / Fiber	Kharif
D.      FIBER CROPS
1.	Kappas / Cotton		Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum	Malvaceae	Oilseeds  / Fiber	Kharif
2.	Patsun / Jute		Corchorus capsularis / C. olitorius	Tilliaceae	Fibre	Kharif
E.       SUGAR CROPS
1.	Kammad / Ganna / Sugarcane		Saccharum officinarum	Poaceae	Sugar	Perennial
2.	Chuqandar / Sugarbeet		Beta vulgaris	Chenopodiaceae	Sugar	Rabi
F.       FORAGE CROPS
1.	Berseem / Egyptian Clover		Trifolium alexanderinum	Fabaceae	Fodder / Green Manure	Rabi
2.	Shaftal / Persian Clover		Trifolium resupinatum	Fabaceae	Fodder	Rabi
3.	Lucern / Alfalfa		Medicago sativa	Fabaceae	Fodder	Rabi
4.	Guar / Cluster bean		Cyamopsis tetragonolba	Fabaceae	Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
5.	Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum		Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose)
6.	Jai / Oat		Avena sativa	Poaceae	Fodder / Cereals	Rabi
7.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
8.	Juo / Barley		Hordeum vulgare	Poaceae	Cereals/ Fodder	Rabi
9.	Kangani				Fodder
10.	Haloon				Fodder
11.	Cheena				Fodder
12.	Jantar				Fodder
13.	Mott. Grass				Fodder