STAFF REPORT ISLAMABAD: Despite the damages done to agriculture production due to flash floods, the food group export registered an increase of 17.92 percent during the last five months of the current fiscal year.
According to the fresh data of the Federal Bureau of Statistic, the export of rice increased by 11.86 percent during the period of July-November 2010 as compared to the same period of 2009.
About 1,364,035 metric tons of the rice was exported from the country costing $779.049 million during the period. According to the data available with Federal Bureau of Statistic, about 1,260,881 metric tons of the commodity was exported with a total cost of $696.456 million.
Similarly, the export of Basmati rice was up by 10 percent as about 403,113 metric tons of basmati rice worth of $355.107 million was exported as during last five months of current financial year as compared to the total quantum of 376,717 metric tons, costing $319,976 in the year 2009.
The export of fish and fish preparations also witnessed and increase of 34.30 percent as about 50,512 metric tons of the commodity with a total cost of US$ 109.057 million were exported during the period under consideration.
During the same period of last year, about 37,095 metric tons of fish and fish preparations were exported with a total cost of US$ 81.210, it added.
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