ISLAMABAD: Rice exports from the country during first two-month of current financial year grew by 48.64pc as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

About 590,053 metric tons of rice valuing $322.836 million exported from July-August,2019 as compared the exports of 399,633 metric tons worth of $223.918 million of same period of last year, according the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

During the period review under review, country earned $135.249 million by exporting about 148,772 metric tons of basmati rice as against the exports of $101.851 million and 99,287 metric tons, witnessing an increase of 32.79pc, it added.

The exports of other rice grew by 61.87pc and about 441,281 metric tons of rice other then basmati rice valuing $197.587 metric tons exported as against the exports of 300,346 metric tons worth of $122.067 million of same period last year, the data reveled.

In first two months of current financial year, 16,652 metric tons of fish and fish preparations valuing $36 million exported, besides of 13,150 metric tons of meat and meat products worth of $48.174 million.

It may be recalled here that food group exports from the country during the period under review grew by 14.27pc as different food commodities worth $650.257 million exported as compared the exports of $569.039 million of corresponding period of last year.

Source: APP