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Pakistan ships 460,000 tons of citrus fruit abroad in 2020-21, 30% higher than last year
Exporters unable to send containers to port due to lack of transport vehicles
Reduces cess rate to Rs30 per kg from Rs160 per kg
Owing to quality issues, country cannot fully benefit from increased demand
Around 21 firms in Pakistan qualified to process citrus for export to Beijing
Lack of guidelines by agriculture dept and diseases contribute to falling output in hub of mandarin
Sargodha has been producing over 2 million tonnes annually
Based on its taste, juice, size, Sargodha’s kinnow are regarded best in the world
Fruits transported from foreign countries were the main cause of spreading diseases at local level
Exporters set lower target due to stiff competition in global market