Rice exports from the country during the first 08 months of the current financial year grew by 85.83 percent. During the period from July-February 2023-24, over 3.932 million metric tons of rice valued at $2.517 billion were exported, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
During the eight months exports of Basmati Rice grew by 38.43 per cent as over 472,135 metric tons of the above-mentioned commodity worth $539.428 million.
Meanwhile, the country earned $2.180 billion by exporting about 3.460 million metric tons of rice of other varieties. During the period from July-February, 2023-24, different food commodities worth $4.969 billion were exported.
On month on month basis, the rice exports grew by 48.18 per cent as 609,295 metric tons of rice worth $402.043 million were exported in February 2024.
