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Gross agricultural production increases 1.2pc

Published May 26, 2011 Updated May 26, 2011 09:24am

Pakistan's overall agricultural production has only increased by 1.2 percent while industrial production could drop by 0.1 percent, a news channel reported on Thursday.

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), compared to last year, the production of cotton has reduced by 11.3 percent while production of rice has reduced by 30 percent.

On the other hand, sugarcane production has increased by 12 percent, wheat by 3.9 percent while maize production has also increased by 4 percent.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011