Increased availability of irrigation water and better soil moisture conditions from the monsoon season resulted in timely planting of wheat across Pakistan. Though the pace of wheat imports decreased in the last month, Pakistan is still expected to import 800,000 tons of wheat during the current marketing year. MY 2013/14 rice production estimate is revised upwards from 6.0 to 6.4 million tons mainly due to better monsoon rains and better yields from the hybrid varieties. MY 2012/13 production is also revised up from 5.4 to 5.8 million tons. MY 2013/14 exports are increased from 3.0 to 3.4 million tons and MY 2012/13 exports from 3.0 to 3.3 million tons.
