Food exports up by 24.23% to $4.919 billion in 11 months.

ISLAMABAD -- Food exports from the country witnessed an increase of 24.23 percent during the eleven months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

The exports of various food commodities were recorded at $4,919.434 million during July-May (2021-22) as compared to the exports of $3,959.964 million in July-May (2020-21), according to PBS data.

The food commodities that contribute in positive growth in trade included rice, the exports of which grew by 22.62 percent, from $1,856.210 million to $2,276.027 million.

Among the rice commodities, the exports of Basmati rice went up from $506.998 million to $632.500 million, an increase of 24.75 percent whereas the exports of other rice commodities climbed up from $1,349.212 million to $1,643.527 million, showing growth of 21.81 percent.

The other food commodities that contributed in positive growth included fruits, the exports of which increased by 6.23 percent, from $404.419 million to $429.628 million whereas the exports of fish and fish preparation rose by 1.77 percent, from $383.264 million to $390.046 million.

The exports of leguminous vegetables (pulses) increased by 100 percent, from zero exports to $0.068 million; tobacco by 55.23 percent, from $30.594 million to $47.490 million...

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