Rice worth $557.578m exported in five months

ISLAMABAD -  Rice export from the country during first five months of current financial year was recorded at 1,316.44 million tons as compared to exports of the corresponding period of last year.

According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the country earned $557.578 million by exporting rice during the period from July-November, 2016. The rice exports in first five months of last financial year was recorded at 1,545.578 million tons valuing $688.322 million tons, it added.

During first five months of current financial year, the country earned $132.110 million by exporting 151,339 metric tons of basmati rice as against the exports of 202,334 metric tons worth $19.777 of same period of last year.