ISLAMABAD
Exports of food products increased by 5.43 percent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Food exports from the country during July-March (2013-14) were recorded at $3.590 billion against the exports of $3.405 billion during July-March (2012-13), according to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The food products that contributed in the positive growth of trade included rice, exports of which increased from $1,386.780 million last year to $1,666.796 million this year, showing increase of 20.19 percent.
Among the rice products, exports of Basmati products increased by 7.09 percent whereas that of other rice commodities increased by 26.71 percent.
The exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 8.84 percent by going up from $232.510 million last year to $253.065 million.
Exports of fruits expanded by 19.14 percent during the period under review as its export increased from $319.526 million to $380.687 million whereas the exports of leguminous vegetables (pulses) increased from $1.527 million to $2.823 million, showing surge of 84.87 percent.
