Food exports from the country increased by 12.27 percent to $3.953 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year as against the same period last year. In April 2013, food exports increased by 20.33 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis and by 0.96 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, according to the latest data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The overall food exports during July-April (2012-13) were recorded at $3.953365 billion the exports of $3.521243 billion during July-April (2011-12). The food products that contributed in positive growth included fish and fish preparations, exports of which increased 4.46 percent from $258.766 million last year to $270.301 million this year. Exports of fruits and vegetables also increased by 5.88 percent, and 57.38 percent, respectively, during the period under review.
