Food exports surged to $3,961.469 million with an increase of 18.92 percent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year 2021-22 as compared to the same period of last financial year 2020-21.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data, the exports of various food commodities were recorded at 3,331.257 million in July-March 2020-21.
The food commodities that contributed to positive growth in trade included rice, the exports of which grew by 14.96 percent, from $1,560.429 million to $1,793.909 million. Among the rice commodities, the exports of Basmati rice went up from $408.117 million to $496.389 million.—INP
