ISLAMABAD
Rice valued at $1.066 billion were exported in the first half of financial year 2021-22 as against the exports of $963.379 million in the corresponding period of 2021.
According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, .over 2.081 million tons of rice exported during the period from July-December, 2021, as against the exports of 1.849 million tons of same period last year
Rice exports from the country witnessed about 10.73 percent growth In first two-quarter of the current financial year, as against the exports of the same period of last year, it added.
The exports of basmati rice grew by 33.14 percent as 343,633 metric tons of basmati rice valuing $304.043 million exported as against the exports of 233,152 metric tons worth $228.370 million of same period last year, it added.
Meanwhile, the country fetched $762.772 million by exporting over 1.738 million tons of rice other than basmati rice as compared to the exports 1.616 million tons $735.009 million of the same period last year.
During the last 06 months, the country earned $201.581 million by exporting about 75.268 metric tons of fish and fish products, which stood at $195.
On a month on month basis, the exports of rice grew by 3.26 percent in December, 2021 as against the exports of 484.956 million tons worth of $232.676 million in the corresponding month of last year, it added.
It is worth mentioning that food group exports from the country increased by 22.28 percent during first-half of the fiscal as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of 2021
Different food commodities including rice, vegetables, fruits, oil seeds, meat, fish, spices and others valued $2.482 billion were exported during the period from July-December, 2021, against the exports of $2.030 billion of the same period last year.
