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Vegetable and fruit exports
up in 11 months
 ISLAMABAD:
Fruit and
vegetable
exports
during
July-May
2008-09,
increased by
6.55per cent
and
26.63per cent,
respectively.
Pakistan earned
$143.716 million
by exporting
about 435,198
tons of fruits during the period
under review, data
releasedby the Federal Bureauof
Statistics revealed.
About
343,198 tons of vegetables worth $67.329 million were
exported during the period under review against 211,458
tons with a total value of 5.3170 million last year.
Fruits exports during the same period last year were
recorded at 384,384 tons with a total value of $134.886
million.
During the period under review about 343,198 tons of
vegetables worth $67.329 million were exported against
211,458 tons with a total value of 5.3170 million last year.
Besides fruit and vegetable, the export of pulses also
increased by 82.91 per cent to 3,807 tons worth $3.415
million.
Courtesy:
The DAWN
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Pakissan.com;
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