Skip to main content
National export · rice crop

New crop is a crop year.
Not a discount code.

October through February is the post-harvest window already printed on the rice grades. Milled rice can still ship from stored lots in other months.

Post-harvest talk
October to February
Other months
Stored milled lots, if the sheet passes
Mill
Punjab partner, not owned
Paddy price
Not published
Rice field illustration for the new-crop export window
Zarkaar Group, Shesha Basti Talab, Multan. Updated 2026-10-02.

Buyers ask in October whether new-crop Pakistani basmati is milled yet. The post-harvest window Zarkaar already uses is October through February. That is when paddy moves, mills run, and offers are most often rewritten. It is not a promise that every grade is bagged on the first Monday of October.

Old crop and new crop are different lots. The lab sheet and the proforma name the lot you are buying. Zarkaar does not print a paddy auction price, does not own the mill, and does not issue an ageing certificate such as a fixed month-count of storage. If you need older grain, say so. If the mill cannot show that crop year, the offer will not pretend.

What to ask for in this window

The crop year does not replace the grade.

Name both

Write the grade and the crop. Super Kernel new crop is not IRRI-6 old crop. Sella or white is a third word. A buyer who says only new crop will be asked which grain.

Contracts and Ramadan

A season program can be discussed in this window. Saudi retail still needs SASO before stuffing, and Ramadan retail needs the lead time on the Ramadan page. A harvest rumour is not a stuffing date.

What growers should not read into this page

Zarkaar does not post a mandi rate for paddy and does not buy the standing crop on this URL. Rice seed for the next nursery is a May and June counter product. October at Shesha Basti is wheat sowing, not a rice-seed queue. Fertiliser for the wheat that follows rice is the rabi calendar.

اردو

نئی فصل، پرانی فصل نہیں

اکتوبر سے فروری نئی فصل کی بات ہے۔ پرانی اور نئی فصل الگ لاب شیٹ ہے۔

دھان کا ریٹ یہاں نہیں لکھا جاتا۔ چکی زرکار کی ملکیت نہیں۔ بیج مئی اور جون کا ہے۔

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is new-crop basmati available in October?
October through February is the post-harvest window. Availability of a named grade depends on the mill run. Ask for that grade and that crop year.
Do you sell aged basmati with a month certificate?
No. We do not print an ageing certificate. If you need a prior crop year, the proforma has to name a lot the mill can show.
Can I buy paddy from this page?
No. Zarkaar exports milled rice. There is no public paddy rate.
Does rice stop shipping after February?
No. Milled rice from stored lots can move in other months when the lab sheet passes. The volatile conversation is the harvest window.

Get in touch

Name the grade and the crop year.

New or previous, sella or white, and the port.

Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PKT · Shesha Basti Talab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan