July-March: Seafood export grows by 8 percent

Pakistan's seafood export grew by 8 percent to $317.307 million during July-Mar 2019-20, official figures say.

Up by $23.412 million during July-Mar 2019-20, seafood export was $293.895 million in July-Mar 2018-19, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows.

In term of quantity, the country's seafood export went up by 3 percent or 3919 metric tons to 133,226 metric tons in July-Mar 2019-20 from 129,307 metric tons in July-Mar 2018-19.

However, seafood export plunged by 16 percent or 7.226 million to $38.669 million in Mar 2020 from $45.895 million in Mar 2019.

Down by 13 percent or 2665 metric tons, Pakistan's seafood export volume reduced to 18,614 metric tons in Mar 2020 from 21,279 metric tons in Mar 2019.