‘Iran likely to import kinnows, potatoes from Pakistan

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Always great to promote trade with peaceful neighbours

 

[saiyan0321]

I told you I would get you a pic bro. :p :p

@Shot-Caller

 

[Śakra]

pakistan should try to export higher value goods

 

[!eon]

What's a kinnow ?

A variety of citrus, only found in Pakistan, or that special taste kino is only from Pakistan. Taste is even different from different areas of Pakistan.

Kinnow the great... Matlab is dfa 30 ki darjan koi nai milni...



It's called سنگترہ

What is it called in Urdu?

Sagntara is not kino. Sangtara is original plant on which shaft of kino is grafted.
It's sagtara which is actually orange in English. Kino is Kino in any language.

Grows in India too

Taste differs.

We produce too much orange and tangerine in Iran already. I wonder what's the difference between a kinnow and an orange or a tangerine.

PS: Pakistani mangoes are popular here though, I think most of the mango sold here comes from Pakistan.

These are varieties of citrus, along with red blood, black blood (having blackish color juice), Mosumi, shikri. All having different tastes, color and sizes.
Not all can grow in all regions. Kino is from hotter planes, with temperatures up to 45-47 C in summer and where also underground water level is high up to 20-25 feet

I have been exporting it to Iran since long. I don't why this news is new or this is even a news at all.

 

[XenoEnsi-14]

I don't think this one is called kala namak. This one also comes with fruits but kala namak is actually black in color.
Something like this but in powder form.

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That's black lava salt, kala namak and black lava salt are both called black salt interchangeably, causing confusion.

 

[Arsalan]

They look like tangerines.

They are actually almost exactly the same. It is a mandarin hybrid, same as the tangerines.If you look up tangerines you will find that Pakistan do not produces them. Kinnow on other hand we have the worlds best citrus producing area.

The characteristics are the same. Pakistan produces among the worlds best citrus, the Kinnow varieties are sweet, easy to peel and seedless.

You can look it up under the name Kinnow Fruit

 

[kamrananvaar]

‘Iran likely to import kinnows, potatoes from Pakistan’

g By introducing different varieties of kinnow in the international market we can generate billions of dollars every year, says Ahmad Jawad

By: APP
26-Oct-16
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Horticulture Exports has pinned high hopes that this year Iran would formally allow the import of kinnow and potatoes from Pakistan.

"We are very optimistic, Iranian Agriculture Ministry was allowing the import of kinnows and potatoes formally from Pakistan in the upcoming season, which would start from December 1," FPCCI Standing Committee Chairman Ahmad Jawad, said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said that the Iranian Embassy should also intervene so that official trade could start, adding that the committee had detailed talks with the Iranian embassy's authorities regarding the said matter.

Pakistan would start exporting kinnow in the first week of December, while exporters expected the fruit to fetch more than $220 million.

This year kinnow was of high quality and the crop was expected to get matured by the last week of November, he said. During the last season, the country had exported 340,000 tonnes of kinnow, earning around $200 million.

Similarly, formal export of potatoes from Pakistan to Iran would also start this year, he said. The export of kinnow and potatoes from Pakistan would benefit both the countries, he added.

While talking about the new markets, he said, Indonesia had given a quota for February and March, whereas, negotiations were underway for December and January as well.

The country's total exports to Indonesia were around $171million and imports stand at $2 billion. There was no quota limits in Pakistan for Indonesian products, however, our products faced several restrictions there, he added.

The Ministry of Commerce should pursue the issue with their Indonesian counterparts so that the 1,600 containers market could be properly tapped, he urged.

Moreover, Iran was likely to give a quota this year and Pakistan would be able to export 50,000 tonnes of kinnow to Iran, he said.

The country by introducing other varieties of kinnow in the international market could generate billions of dollars every year. The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) had already introduced two new varieties of citrus, which are needed to be planted at production hubs on priority, he added.

The FPCCI Standing Committee Chairman on Horticulture Exports stressed

that the government should activate the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) so that necessary collaboration could happen between the PARC and Punjab government.
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excellent news we should also export rice as its thier daily food source and they import it
also we can import dry fruits and other fruits cheaply from iran