Fruits, vegetables exports increase 54pc, 3.12pc respectively

ISLAMABAD: Fruits and vegetables exports from the country during first month of current financial year registered growth of 54 percent and 3.12 percent respectively as compared the corresponding month of last year.

During the month of August, 2018 about 33,057 metric tons of fresh fruits of different kinds worth US$ 30.019 million exported, which was recorded at 17,072 metric tons valuing US$ 19.493 million of same month of last year.

According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 38,941 metric tons of vegetables worth US$ 10.647 million exported as against the exports of 27,971 metric tons valuing US$ 10.325 million of same period of last year, it added.

Meanwhile, country earned US$ 4.351 million by exporting about 1,140 metric tons as against 950 metric tons valuing US$ 3.339 million of same month of last year, it added.

During the period under review, rice exports grew by 2.85 percent and about 212,518 metric tons of rice worth US$ 110.966 million exported as against the exports of 190,455 metric tons valuing US$ 107.893 million of same period of last year.

In July about 37,661 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 34.832 million exported as compared the exports of 31,433 metric tons valuing US$ 33.91 million of the corresponding month of last year. During the period under review, about 174,857 metric tons of rice other then basmati worth US$ 76.138 million exported during the period under review as against the exports of 159,022 metric tons worth US$ 74.802 million of same period last year, it added.