Food exports grow by 54.05pc in eight months, reach $4.96b
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Food group exports from the country during the first 08 months of the current financial year grew by 54.05 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-February, 2023-24, different food commodities worth $4.969 billion were exported as compared to the exports of 3.225 billion in the same period of the previous year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The exports of rice grew by 85.83 per cent as over 3.932 million metric tons of rice valued at $2.517 billion was exported as compared to exports of 2.546 million tons worth $1.354 billion in same period of last year, it added. During period under review, the exports of fruits and vegetables grew by 13.89 percent and 39.27 per cent respectively as 688,950 metric tons of fruits valued at $246.463m and 724,252 metric tons of vegetables worth $277.064m were exported.
