Pakistan
exported 13.5 thousand tons wheat cargo to Sri Lanka for about $ 329 per ton on
FOB basis
Wheat -
high protein and therefore its price by $ 10-15 per ton higher than the
standard price of wheat.
Sri
Lanka is the largest buyer of Pakistan wheat. In 2012 Sri Lanka imported more
than 170 thousand tons of Pakistani wheat in bulk.
In the
middle of 2012 Pakistan's average wheat price for Sri Lanka was $ 308-311 / t
on FOB basis. However, with the gradual withdrawal of foreign markets of the
Black Sea countries and weather problems in Australia contributed to the growth
of grain prices.
Pakistan
also hopes to export wheat to Iran, there have been sent samples for quality
control. If the samples will be tested successfully, it will open a new market
and will supply 100 thousand tons of Pakistan wheat to Middle Eastern country
at the end of this month.
Sri Lanka wheat import graf
The table and graph data comes from the FAOSTAT database produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The data is displayed with the express written permission of UN/FAO and was downloaded from FAOSTAT on 07/17/2011
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