Agriculture
Pakistan Seafood exports Up
Exports of fish and fish preparations witnessed increase of 2.48 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Overall exports of fish and fish preparations were recorded at $199.949 million during July-February (2012-13) against the exports of $195.119 million during July-February (2011-12), according to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, the seafood exports expanded by 12 percent during the period under review, the data revealed.
As much as 87,376 metric tons of seafood was exported during the first eight months of the current year against the exports of 78,029 metric tons during the corresponding period of last year.
Meanwhile, seafood exports during February 2013 decreased by 5.89 percent and 15.46 percent when compared to the exports of February 2012 and January 2013 respectively.
The exports of fish and fish preparations in February 2013 were recorded at $19.731 million against the exports of $20.965 million in February 2012 and $23.240 million in January 2013.
In terms of quantity, the seafood exports in February 2013 decreased by 10.63 percent and 15.79 percent when compared to the exports of February 2012 and January 2013 respectively. Source: http://pakobserver.net
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