Import of pulses drops by 4 percent

Pakistan's seafood import dipped to $393.357 million in July-Mar 2018-19, down by 4 percent, official figures say. Fall in pulses import now comes to the tune of $14.573 million in July-Mar 2018-19 from $407.930 million in July-Mar 2017-18, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows. In term of quantity, 712,540 metric tons of pulses were imported in July-Mar 2018-19 higher by 28 percent or 153, 972 metric tons from 558,568 metric tons imported in July-Mar 2017-18.
In Mar 2019, Pakistan's pulses import slumped by 33 percent or $17.755 million to $36.740 million from $54.495 million in Mar 2018.
Pulses import volume also plunged by 22.09 percent or 18587 metric tons to 65,551 metric tons in Mar 2019 from 84,138 metric tons in Mar 2018.