During a virtual meeting with the Sectoral Council for Rice and the Council for Dairy and its Products, the Minister emphasized the importance of their contribution to the national economy.
He said our goal is to increase export volumes, and all possible measures will be taken in this regard.
The minister encouraged the council to set its sights on a five billion dollar target for the coming year, indicating the government’s confidence in the sector’s ability to continue its upward trajectory.
The minister observed Pakistan’s leading position in the European and Gulf markets in the rice sector but emphasized the need to focus on producing pesticide-free products to maintain this edge.
Pakistan exports vegetables worth $430m in FY 2023-24
Earlier it was reported that over 1.126 million metric tons of vegetables valued at $430.055 million were exported during the financial year that ended on June 30, 2024, as compared to the exports of 1.336 million metric tons worth $300 million in the corresponding period of the last year.
During the period from July 2024, vegetable exports from the country grew by 43.20 percent as compared to the exports of the same period of the previous year, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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