Vegetables exports increase by above 20 percent

ISLAMABAD: Vegetables exports during first four months of FY 2020-21 increased by 20.16 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period from July-Oct 20, vegetables worth US $ 66,554,000 exported as compared to US $ 55,386,000 of same period of last year.

According to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of tobacco increased by 9.72 per cent, tobacco worth US $ 8,376, 000 were exported this year as compared to the exports of US $ 7,634, 000 during same period of last year.

Meanwhile, meat and meat products’ exports increased by 5.83 per cent, worth US $ 102,998,000 were also exported in current financial year as compared to the exports valuing US $ 97,300,000 of same period of last year.