ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP):Food group exports from the country during the first quarter of the current financial year grew by 25.32 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year, according to data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
During the period from July to September 2026, different food commodities worth $1.388 billion were exported as compared to the exports of $1.108 billion in the same period of the last year.
During the period under review, the rice exports from the country grew by 55.89 percent as about 1.074 million metric tons of rice valued at $652.396 million were exported as compared to the exports of 713,794 metric tons worth $418.509 million in the same period of the last year.
Meanwhile, the fish and fish preparations exports also recorded about 14.61 percent growth in the first 03 months of the current financial year as over 49,884 metric tons of fish and fish products worth $102.686 million were exported, as compared the exports of 40,592 metric tons valued at $89.600 million in the same period of the last year.
The other food commodities which recorded positive growth during the period under review included spices, which grew by 18.94 percent as about 8,464 metric tons of spices worth of $23.801 million were exported, whereas the exports of oil seeds and nuts grew by 240.85 percent and were recorded at 110,930 metric tons valued at $124.623 million.
On the other hand, the imports of food goods into the country during the first quarter of the current financial year witnessed about 3.44 percent increase, as different food products worth $2.330 billion were imported into the country as against the imports of $2.252 billion of the same period of the last year.
On year on year basis, the food group exports from the country registered about 65.51 increase during the month of September, 2026 and was recorded at $553.648 million as compared to the exports $334.517 million of the same month of the last year.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
