THE federal decision to permit potato exports to Pakistan’s main markets — Afghanistan, Central Asia and beyond — through Iran is unlikely to offer any tangible relief to growers and traders, given logistical bottlenecks and very high freight costs. The route’s viability is further undermined by the additional 25pc US tariffs imposed on countries trading with or via Tehran. The move follows demands from growers in Punjab that the government subsidise potato exports to stabilise the domestic market. The gravity of the........

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