Pakistan's fruit export earnings increased by nearly 93 per cent over the past decade, rising from Rs44.6 billion (US$159.1 million) in 2015-16 to Rs86.0 billion (US$306.8 million) in 2024-25, according to official data from the Ministry of Finance.
The highest export value during the 10-year period was recorded in 2023-24, when receipts reached Rs97.1 billion (US$346.3 million). Shipment volumes that year stood at 928,000 tons.
In the latest fiscal year, 2024-25, export volumes declined to 579,000 tons, the lowest level recorded in the decade and about 37 per cent lower than 2023-24. Despite the drop in quantity, export receipts remained at Rs86.0 billion (US$306.8 million).
Over the review period, export volumes fluctuated between 579,000 and 975,000 tons. The peak in shipments was recorded in 2020-21, when exports reached 975,000 tons. Earnings that year stood at Rs 76.8 billion (US$273.9 million).
In 2021-22, volumes fell by more than 36 per cent to 622,000 tons. Despite the decline in shipments, export receipts increased to Rs84.4 billion (US$301.0 million), indicating a higher export value per ton.
In 2022-23, volumes remained at 629,000 tons, while export value declined to Rs68.8 billion (US$245.4 million). The downturn followed the floods of 2022, which inundated large areas of farmland and affected millions of hectares of crops.
Earlier in the decade, exports entered a two-year expansion phase. In 2018-19, shipment volumes rose to 756,000 tons, and export earnings increased to Rs56.3 billion (US$200.7 million). Growth continued in 2019-20, with volumes reaching 798,000 tons and receipts rising to Rs67.8 billion (US$241.8 million).
The recovery had begun in 2017-18, when exports improved to 697,000 tons, generating Rs43.8 billion (US$156.2 million).
At the start of the review period, fruit export volumes stood at 677,000 tons in 2015-16, with earnings of Rs44.6 billion (US$159.1 million). In 2016-17, volumes declined to 646,000 tons, and export value dropped to Rs39.9 billion (US$142.4 million) following above-average rainfall between March and September 2016 that triggered flash floods in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, damaging orchards and crops.
Overall, while shipment quantities showed volatility due to weather-related disruptions, export earnings demonstrated an upward trend over the decade.
Source: Profit
