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Food commodities worth $1.491 billion exported in five months
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December 23, 2017
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ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during five months of current financial year grew by 12.05 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period from July-November, 2017-18 food commodities worth of US$ 1.491 billion exported as against the exports of US$ 1.319 billion of same period of last year, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

During the period under review 1,350,916 metric tons of rice valuing US$ 644.370 million exported as compared the exports of 1.275,856 metric tons worth of US$ 557.338 million of same period last year, showing an increase of 15.62 percent.

In last five months of current financial year, exports of basmati rice increased by 2.80 percent as about 144,039 metric tons of basmati rice exported to earn US$ 147.310 million against the export of 150,631 metric tons worth of US$ 143.994 million of same period last year, it added.

Meanwhile, country earned US$ 497.060 million by exporting about 1,206,877 metric tons of rice other than basmati, which was recorded at 1,125,225 metric tons valuing US$ 414.042 million of first five months of last year, which was up by 20.05 percent.

During last five months exports of fish and fish preparations enhanced by 6.37 percent and reached at 62,570 metric tons worth of US$ 165.943 million as compared the exports of 56,164 metric tons US$ 156.006 million tons of same period last year.

However, the data reveled that exports of fruits and vegetables remained on down ward as exports of both above mentioned commodities decreased by 17 percent and 4.33 percent respectively.

From July-November, 2017, Pakistan exported about 155,222 metric tons of fresh fruits valuing of US$ 122.918 million, which was recorded at 192,383 metric tons and US$ 148.093 million of same period last year.

In first five months of last financial year country had exported 169,303 metric tons of vegetables valuing US$ 46.471 million, which stood at 135,552 metric tons worth of US$ 44.225 million in same period of current year.



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Food commodities worth $1.491 billion exported in five months
By APP -
December 23, 2017
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ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during five months of current financial year grew by 12.05 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period from July-November, 2017-18 food commodities worth of US$ 1.491 billion exported as against the exports of US$ 1.319 billion of same period of last year, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

During the period under review 1,350,916 metric tons of rice valuing US$ 644.370 million exported as compared the exports of 1.275,856 metric tons worth of US$ 557.338 million of same period last year, showing an increase of 15.62 percent.

In last five months of current financial year, exports of basmati rice increased by 2.80 percent as about 144,039 metric tons of basmati rice exported to earn US$ 147.310 million against the export of 150,631 metric tons worth of US$ 143.994 million of same period last year, it added.

Meanwhile, country earned US$ 497.060 million by exporting about 1,206,877 metric tons of rice other than basmati, which was recorded at 1,125,225 metric tons valuing US$ 414.042 million of first five months of last year, which was up by 20.05 percent.

During last five months exports of fish and fish preparations enhanced by 6.37 percent and reached at 62,570 metric tons worth of US$ 165.943 million as compared the exports of 56,164 metric tons US$ 156.006 million tons of same period last year.

However, the data reveled that exports of fruits and vegetables remained on down ward as exports of both above mentioned commodities decreased by 17 percent and 4.33 percent respectively.

From July-November, 2017, Pakistan exported about 155,222 metric tons of fresh fruits valuing of US$ 122.918 million, which was recorded at 192,383 metric tons and US$ 148.093 million of same period last year.

In first five months of last financial year country had exported 169,303 metric tons of vegetables valuing US$ 46.471 million, which stood at 135,552 metric tons worth of US$ 44.225 million in same period of current year.



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This Is Extremely Unsatisfactory This Should Be At Least 10 Times More
 
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something is better than nothing . very good news indeed
 
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Value addition is very important. Work needs to be done on that.
 
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We should step into packed and quality food products.

90% of this export is what expats buy in the form of spices, mixes, achars etc.
there is no food preservation/processing in Pakistan, 25% of fruits, vegetables are wasted due to lack of cold storage/transportation.
 
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They should show the programs of value addition on mainstream channels.
Atleast show people new farming methods.
There is huge scope I'm horticulture exports.
We can grow vanilla, wasabi, saffron and we can also focus on expensive spices such as black and green cardamom, cumin and other spices
We must also show programs such as mega factories or food processing factories which are shown on discovery channel.
They would help a lot.
Half of the people don't know that particular thing is in huge demand in another country.
No body know about agriculture, even if you talk to a farmer having a farming background of years, I a common hobbist knows much better then him.
Our farmers are not innovative, they still stick to old methods.
The problem is our leadership has no vision.
A leader thinks of educating it's people in modern ways , so that even a large population can become an asset.
Sadly they don't know anything about development.
A poor man can die of hunger, can die without hospital, have no education , but atleast he has metro to ride.
This might be some consolation.
 
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90% of this export is what expats buy in the form of spices, mixes, achars etc.
there is no food preservation/processing in Pakistan, 25% of fruits, vegetables are wasted due to lack of cold storage/transportation.

Real figure is closer to 50% being wasted, this was mentioned in CPEC master plan.
 
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