Pakistan rice export up by 28% from last year.

Rice exports from Pakistan during first 9 months of current financial year increased by 27.67 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-March, 2017-18, about 3,132,997 metric tons of rice worth US$ 1.494 billion exported as compared the exports of 2,681,253 metric tons valuing of US$ 1.170 billion of same period last year. Basmati rice exports from the country also grew by 19.13 percent as 332,179 metric tons of basmati rice costing US$ 348.558 million exported during last 9 months as against the exports of 302,339 metric tons valuing US$ 290.897 million of same period last year. During the period under review, about 2,800,818 metric tons of rice others then basmati were exported and earned US$ 1.148 billion as compared the exports of 2,378,914 metric tons valuing of US$ 897.804 million of same period last year, showing an increase of 30.49 percent