Pakistan to have 5.76 mln tonnes of rice for export
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan will have a surplus of 5.76 million tonnes of rice for export this year, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
"We have had a very good rice crop last year and we are expecting a very good crop this year as well," Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira told a news conference after a cabinet meeting. (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here) (Reporting by Augustine Anthony; Writing by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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