{"id":219,"date":"2020-02-18T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T09:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/pk\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:19:49","slug":"ldc-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/pk\/en\/ldc-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"LDC in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LDC made its entry into Pakistan in 2010. We are recognized in the country as a major player in wheat trading, and one of the country’s leading merchants of rice, corn, pulses and cotton. We are also firmly established merchants of edible oils and soybeans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n \n

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Regional Highlights:<\/h2>\n \n \n
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LDC is the largest player in wheat trading and one of the country’s largest merchants of rice, corn, pulses, cotton and oilseeds<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Expanded our operational footprint through a long-term agreement at Karachi Port. <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We directly employ over 100 people and generate many more indirect jobs in the country<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Agriculture in Pakistan<\/h2>\n

Pakistan\u2019s agriculture sector is a mainstay of the country’s economy, contributing almost \u00a020% percent to GDP and employing more than 40% of the labor force. [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Cotton is the country\u2019s most widely cultivated crop and an important raw material for its growing textiles industry, representing 8.5% of GDP.\u00a0[source<\/a>] Pakistan is also the fourth largest producer of cotton in the world, with \u00a0approximately 1.5 million smallholder farmers in the country depending \u00a0on cotton production.<\/p>\n

Rice is also a hugely important crop in Pakistan, with millions of famers relying on rice cultivation as their main source of income. The country ranks as the world’s 10th<\/sup> largest producer of rice, producing over 7.5 million tons in 2019. [source<\/a> ] Approximately two thirds of this rice is exported – mainly to neighboring countries, the Middle East and Africa – and these exports account for around 8% of the world’s total rice trade. [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Pakistan is a major importer of both oilseeds and edible oils. Oilseed meal is increasingly important to the country’s domestic poultry and livestock sectors.\u00a0Palm oil continues to be the major imported edible oil, with annual imports of approximately 3.5 million tons. [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Our Strengths in Pakistan<\/h2>\n

As a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, we leverage our vast geographic and operational footprint to bring locally grown products to international markets and supply Pakistan with international products.<\/p>\n