Vegetables, fruits export grew by 53.31% & 4.08%

Industry

Vegetables and fruits exports from the country during first three quarters of the current financial year grew by 53.31 percent and 4.08 percent respectively as compared the exports of corresponding period of last year.

According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, about 567,039 metric tons of fresh fruits costing 339.428 million dollar was exported as compared to the exports of 565,900 metric tons valuing 326.116 million dollar during the same period of last year.

About 588,454 metric tons vegetables of different kinds worth 173.164 million dollar were exported in last nine months of financial year 2017-18 as against the exports of 417,923 metric tons valuing million dollar of same period last year

Source: Radio Pakistan