Pulses' import rises 40.35 percent

Pakistan grows its dependency on import of pulses 40.35 percent to $491 million in July-January 2016-17, official figures say. Pulses import growth went up to the tune of US 141.16 million dollars from $349.840 million in July-January 2015 16, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed. Import volume of pulses also mounted 11 percent or 40,240 metric tons to 624,055 metric tons in July-January 2016-17 from 583,815 metric tons in July-January 2015-16.
In January 2017, pulses import surged to $117.861 million from $81.012 million in January 2016, up by 48 percent or $36.849 million. In term of quantity, pulses import shot up by 43.34 or 52, 451 metric tons to 173,464 metric tons in January 2017 from 121,013 metric tons in January 2016.