ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The exports of basmati rice from
the country during the month of March, 2017 increased by 154.28
percent as compared the exports of the corresponding month of last
year.
During month of March, about 45,745 metric tons of basmati
rice worth US$ 43.976 million were exported as compared the exports
of 17,412 metric tons valuing of US$ 17.294 million of same month
last year.
According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)
during the month of March sugar exports from the country grew by
1.60 percent and about 107,558 metric tons of sugar worth US$ 57.742
million were exported as compared the exports of 127,009 metric tons
valuing of US$ 56.883 million of same month last year.
During last month, exports of oil seed nuts and kernals
increased by 281.92 percent as 4,588 metric tons of oil seeds and
nuts worth US$ 5.576 million exported against the exports of 1,099
metric tons valuing US$ 1.460 million of same month last year.
In month of March tobacco export increased by 422.73 percent
as about 723 metric tons of tobacco exported and earned US$ 2.415
million as against the exports of 114 metric tons valuing US$ 0.462
million of same period last year.
Meanwhile, country also earned US$ 36.471 million by exporting
about 15,280 metric tons of fish and fish products against the
exports of 11,706 metric tons of fish and fish preparations worth
US$ 27.817 million of same month of last year.
It may be recalled that food group exports from the country
during the month of March decreased by 10.20 percent and it was
stood at US$ 346.12 million as against the exports of US$385.313
million of same month last year.
In last 3 quarters (July-March) of current financial year food
group exports decreased by 11.58 percent and recorded at US$ 2.885
billion as against the exports of US$ 3.037 billion of corresponding
period of last year.