ISLAMABAD: Food category exports from the country rose by 49.84 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.
Food exports from July to December 2023 were $3.481 billion, up from $2.323 billion in the same period the previous year, according to figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Rice exports increased by 76.53 percent to over 2.570 million tons valued at $1.638 billion during the period under review compared to the 1.732 million tons valued at $927.918 million exported during the same period last year.
14,239 metric tons of tobacco valued at $44.919 million and 19,500 metric tons of spices valued at $57.125 million were exported in the last half of the current fiscal year. Meanwhile, exports of tobacco increased by 64.92 percent and spices by 21.37 percent.
The report states that in the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, sugar exports climbed by 100% over the same period last year, while oil seed and nut exports increased by 250.45%.
