Basic necessity : Food exports grow 4.82%

ISLAMABAD: The food exports of the country during first half of financial year 2012-13 increased 4.82% compared to the same period of last year. The exports were recorded at $2.054 million during July-December against exports of $1.959 million. According to data at Pakistan Bureau of Statistics’ (PBS) website, food exports from the country on a month on month basis also increased 14.34% and 18.01% during December 2012 when compared with December 2011 and November 2012 respectively. Monetary value of the exports increased from $384.493 million in December 2011 and $374.465 million in November 2012 to $441.923 million in December 2012. The major food items which recorded the increase in their exports during the period included sugar (100%), meat and meat preparations (43.74%), fish and fish preparations (2.64%), vegetables (38.28%), spices (25.07%), oil seeds, nuts and kernels (41.6%%).

Published in The Express Tribune, January 23^rd, 2013.

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