ISLAMABAD: The country’s vegetable exports increased by 60.30 percent during first five months of the ongoing financial year as compared to exports of corresponding period of last year.
During the period from July-November, 2015, about 233,244 metric tons of fresh vegetables of different varieties worth $67.440 million exported.
The exports of fresh vegetable during the same period of last financial year were recorded at 136,318 metric tons worth $112.224 million, said the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Meanwhile, meat and meat preparation exports from the country also registered growth of 28.46 percent and reached at 31,347 metric tons worth $108.160 million.
Meat and meat preparations export was registered at 27,083 metric tons valuing $84.199 million of corresponding period last year, the data revelled.
During the period from July-November, country earned $27.078 million by exporting spices as about 7,200 metric tons of spices were exported as compared to exports of 6,703 metric tons worth $32.96 million of corresponding period of last year.
However, during the period under review overall food group exports remained on down track as it decreased by 8.08 percent and reached at $1.447 billion as compared the exports of $1.607 billion of same period last year.
Wheat exports from the country during first five months of current financial year registered 100 percent increased as compared to exports of corresponding period of last financial year.
During the period from July-November, 2015, about 1,181 metric tons of wheat worth $0.248 million exported which was 100 up as compared to same period of last year.
On the other hand food group import also decreased by 6.94 percent in first five months of current financial, year as compared to same period of last year. Imports of food commodities from period July-November, 2015 were recorded at $2.218 billion as compared to the imports of $2.384 billion of same period of last year, the data added.
