Appendix D - Market Research

I.   Industry Subsector Analyses

1.   The following industry sub-sector analyses (ISAs) are
scheduled for U.S. fiscal year 1994 by the Foreign Commercial
Service in Pakistan:

- Pulp and Waste Paper

- Organic Chemicals: Industrial

- Insecticides and Pesticides

- Data Communication and Equipment

- Electrical Generating Equipment

- Pumps and Parts

- Newsprint

- Medical Electronics

- Antibiotics

- Waste and Scrap: Iron and Steel


2.   The following ISAs are proposed for fiscal year 1995:

- Electrical Power Systems

- Computers and Peripherals

- Kraft Paper

- Inorganic Chemicals

- Compressors

- Measuring, Checking Instruments

- Oil and Gasfield Machinery

- Aviation and Ground Support Equipment

- Textile Machinery and Equipment

- Flat Rolled Products: Iron and Steel


II.  Agriculture Reports

Pakistan: US Embassy Foreign Agricultural Service Reporting Schedule


Date Completed/Due

Title of Report

January 1994
Cotton Production Estimate Reduced
Short Cottonseed Supplies Impact Market
Oilseed Crushers Face Short Seed Supplies
Tobacco Update
Wheat Market Activity
Wheat Outlook for 1994/95
Cotton Imports Exempt from Surcharges
Changes in the Tallow Market

February 1994
Introducing US Feed Grains in Pakistan
Cotton Imports Down, Exports Up
Duty & GOP charges on Soybean Imports to be Lifted
Sugar Production Review
Large Rice Tender under Debate
RECP Cancels 450,000 Mt Rice Tender

March 1994
Annual Grain and Feed Report
GOP to Purchase more Wheat

April 1994
Annual Oilseeds and Products Report
Annual Sugar Report
Official 1994/95 Wheat Prices Increased
Cotton Production Estimate Lowered
Wheat Imports Begin Early
April Rice Trade Report

May 1994
Annual Tobacco Report
Requesting Fumigation Requirements for US Cotton
Review of Oilseeds and Products Market
Quarterly Cotton Export Report
Tobacco Crop under Virus Attack
Cotton Fumigation Requirements

June 1994
Annual Cotton Report
May Rice Trade Report
Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Cotton
Cotton: Estimates for Imports and Consumption Increased
Wheat Update: Estimate of Imports Reduced

July 1994
Annual Marketing Plan Information Report

September 1994
Annual Agricultural Situation Report

October 1994
Semi-Annual Sugar Report
Buyer Alert Bi-Annual Report
Trade Leads Annual Report

March 1995
Annual Grain and Feed Report

April 1995
Annual Sugar Report
Annual Oilseeds & Products Report

May 1995
Annual Tobacco Report

June 1995
Annual Cotton Report

July 1995
Annual Marketing Plan Information Report

September 1995
Annual Agricultural Situation Report