July-February 2017-2018: seafood export rises 10.18 percent

The country's seafood export continues to grow to $264.188 million in July-February 2017-18, up by 10.18 percent, official figures say. Increase in fisheries export now stands at $24.4 million in July-February 2017-18 from $239.788 million in July-February 2016-17, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows.
In term of quantity, seafood export shot up by 22 percent or 19230 metric tons to 108,262 metric tons in July-February 2017-18 from 89,032 metric tons in July-February 2016-17. In February 2018, seafood export mounted to $34.555 million from $29.134 million in February 2017, up by 19 percent or $5.421 million.
Fisheries export volume grew by 20 percent or 2203 metric tons to 13,437 metric tons in February 2018 from 11,234 metric tons in February 2017.