Seafood exports from the country during first eight months of current financial year increased by 12.99pc as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year.
During the period from July-February, 2016-17, about 87,999 metric tons of fish and fish preparations worth $ 239.789m exported as compared the exports of the same period last year.
According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics fish and fish products exports from the country during first eight months of last year was recorded at 80,340 metric tons valuing $ 212.221m.
On a month-on-month basis, seafood exports from the country in the month of February 2017 grew by 34.1 pc in comparison to the same month of last year.
In February, about 10,935 metric tons of fish and fish preparation worth $ 29.135m exported as compared the exports of 8,516 metric tons valuing of $ 21.741m of the same period of last year.
However, during last eight months of the current financial year, exports of meat and meat preparations decreased by 25.19pc and was recorded at 37,285 metric tons valuing $ 140.910m.
The meat and meat products exports from the country in first eight months of last financial year was recorded at 54,532 metric tons with earnings of $ 188.345m.
The country earned $ 18.430m by exporting about 4,038 metric tons of meat and meat preparations in the month of February 2017 as compared the exports of 9,247 metric tons and earning of $ 32.2m of the same month of last year.
