Pakistani fruit, vegetable exports grow in 2014-15

Fruit and vegetable exports from the country during last financial year (2014-15) increased by 0.85 percent and 11.21 percent respectively compared to the corresponding period of financial year 2013-14.

During the period from July-June 2014-15, fresh fruit exports witnessed and increase of 0.85 percent as compared to same period of last year as bout 706,254 metric tons of fruits worth US$ 439.006 million exported.

According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), exports of fruit from the country during financial year 2013-14 was recorded at 784,378 metric tons valuing US$ 435.293 million.

Meanwhile, vegetable exports during the period under review recorded 11.21 percent increase as against the same period of last year and reached at 712,524 metric tons costing US$ 232.533 million, it added.

The exports of vegetable from the country during same period of financial 2013-14 was recorded at 568,079 metric tons valuing US$ 209.092 million, the data revealed.

However, during the period from July-June 2014-15, exports of leguminous vegetable (pluses) remained on decreasing track and recorded 100 decrease in its exports as it went down from 3,227 metric tons worth US$ 0.02 million to zero level.

Source: Daily Pakistan