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From Punjab to Harrow.

Field, mill, port, sea, warehouse and shop.

Six stages

The route taken by this shipment.

Lot no.
EU-01-2025
Packed
01-10-2025
Best before
01-10-2029
Carrier
CMA CGM
Route
Karachi → Southampton
PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Grown in Punjab

1121 paddy is grown and harvested in Punjab before milling.

PUNJAB · 1121 PADDY HARVEST

Stop 1 of 6

THE MILL

Milled and graded

B R T Bakht Rice Traders mills and grades it as Grade 1 Golden Sella 1121.

B R T BAKHT RICE TRADERS

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KARACHI PORT

Loaded in Karachi

The 10kg bags are sealed, stacked and loaded into a container at Karachi.

Bags of rice stacked at an angle inside a shipping container, viewed from within.

Stop 3 of 6

AT SEA

Shipped to the UK

The sealed container travels by sea from Karachi to the UK.

A neat wall of shrink-wrapped rice bags filling a shipping container.

Stop 4 of 6

UK WAREHOUSE

Stored in the UK

The bags are unloaded and stored at the UK warehouse before delivery.

A large pyramid stack of hundreds of rice bags against a warehouse wall.

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HARROW HIGH STREET

Delivered to Harrow

The bags are delivered to Madina Bakery & Maseed Supermarket, 61 High Street, Harrow & Wealdstone.

Bags of Maseed rice stacked tightly in the aisle of the Harrow shop.

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