ISLAMABAD: According to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of basmati rice has witnessed 19.14 percent growth.
Latest figures depicts that about 520,759 metric tons of basmati rice worth 540.231 million US dollars were exported during the Period from July-June, 2017-18 as against the exports of 496,263 metric tons valuing 453.441 million US dollars of Corresponding period of last year.
Meanwhile, about 4.106 million tons of rice worth 2.073 billion US dollars were exported during 12 months of last financial year as compared the exports of 3.523 million tons valuing 1.606 billion US dollars of the corresponding period of last years.
During the period from July-June, the country earned 1.496 billion US dollars by exporting rice other then basmati as about 3.585 million tons of other rice exported as against the exports of 3.053 million tons worth 1.153 billion US dollars of same period last year. NNI
