Despite decline in overall food trade, the exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 23.83 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year (2012-13) as compared to the same month of last year. However, as compared to the exports of June 2012, the seafood exports in July 2012 witnessed negative growth of 5.20 percent, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The over all exports of fish and fish preparations during the month under review were recorded at US$ 17.769 million against the exports of US$14.350 million in July 2011 and US$18.742 million in June 2012. Export of meat and meat preparations also increased by 31.62 percent and 31.16 percent during July 2012 as compared to the exports of July 2011 and June 2012. The exports of meat and meat preparations reached to US$22.632 million in July 2012 as compared to the exports of US$17.195 million in July 2011 and US$17.255 in June 2012, the data revealed. The other food items that witnessed increase in exports during July 2012 included spices, exports of which increased by 2.70 percent as compared to the exports of July 2011. However, as compared to the exports of June 2011, the export of spices also declined by 17.39 percent. Exports of sugar increased by 100 percent and 51.55 percent in July 2012 as compared to the exports of July 2011 and June 2012, respectively, the data revealed.
