Pakistan resumes sugar exports to Afghanistan after a four-year hiatus

Published 2024년 7월 24일

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Pakistan has resumed sugar exports to Afghanistan after a four-year break caused by domestic shortages and high prices. The current exports amount to 150 thousand metric tons, valued at $90 million, and are being transported via the Torkham checkpoint. As of mid-July, Pakistan's sugar surplus was 1.2 million tons, projected to increase to 1.5 million tons by November. Producers plan to export a total of 350 thousand tons, worth $200 million.

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Pakistan has resumed supplying sugar to Afghanistan after a four-year break caused by a shortage of this product in the Pakistani market and high prices for it. According to the Dawn newspaper, Pakistan's sugar exports to the neighboring country will amount to 150 thousand metric tons, its value is estimated at $90 million. The supplies are carried out through the Torkham checkpoint on the border of the two states, through which 400 trucks with this product. By mid-July, Pakistan's sugar surplus ...

Source: Kvedomosti