Pakistani rice exporters strike deals with Chinese firms in Guangzhou

July 30, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan and China moved closer on agricultural trade as a grains B2B matchmaking session in Guangzhou brought together 15 leading Pakistani rice exporters and Chinese agricultural companies, with participating enterprises signing purchase order letters of intent and reaching preliminary cooperation understandings.

The session was jointly organized by the Consulate General of Pakistan in Guangzhou and the Guangzhou International Cooperation Center (GICC), APP reported.

A 17-member delegation from the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), representing 15 major exporters, met with Guangdong companies drawn from agricultural processing, grain and oil trading, agri-tech, farm machinery manufacturing, cross-border e-commerce and supply chain service.

Talks between the two sides covered grain procurement prices, quality inspection standards, cross-border logistics, settlement arrangements, long-term supply cooperation and private-label processing arrangements.

Several Guangdong enterprises signed purchase order letters of intent with members of the Pakistani delegation at the event, a development described as concrete progress in bilateral trade cooperation.

The session also allowed companies from both sides to set up direct communication channels for future business.

The Pakistani delegation briefed Chinese counterparts on the country's grain production capacity, export structure and rice supply capabilities, while Guangdong firms presented their product categories, supply volumes and logistics solutions to prospective Pakistani partners.

The GICC noted that the platform was aimed at helping Chinese and Pakistani enterprises explore cooperation opportunities in the grains sector and deepen trade linkages between Pakistan's agricultural exporters and Guangdong's agri-processing and supply chain industries.

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