The export of fruits from Pakistan saw an increase of 6.37 percent during the first 10 months of current fiscal year against the exports of the corresponding period of last year.
Fruit exports were recorded at $ 380.869 million during July-April (2018-19) against the exports of $358.062 million during July-April (2017-18), showing a growth of 6.37 percent, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
In terms of quantity, the export of the fruits witnessed an increase of 10.65 percent from 721,146 tons to 651,758 tons. On the other hand, the vegetables exports from the country witnessed a decrease of 1.18 percent by going down from $203.26 million last year to $200.86 during the current fiscal year.
In terms of quantity, the exports from the country also witnessed increase of 17.62 percent from 739,940 tons to 870,298 tons, according to the data.
Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the fruits export witnessed decrease of 35.63 percent during the month of April 2019 when compared to the same month of last year. The fruits exports in April 2019 were recorded at $ 11.75 million against the exports of $18.25 million in April 2018.
