The exports of fish and fish preparations from Pakistan increased by 2.04 per cent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The seafood exports during July-March (2021-22) were recorded at $309.979 million against the exports of $303.782m in July-March (2020-21), showing growth of around 2.04 per cent, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
In terms of quantity, the seafood trade declined by 14.55 percent as its exports decreased from 136,971 metric tons to 116,514 metric tons. On year-on-year basis, the fish exports from the country however declined by 19.81 percent by going down from $52.583 million during March 2021 to $42.168 million in March 2022. On month-on-month basis, the seafood exports however surged by 16.40 percent when compared to the exports of $36.227 million in February 2020, the PBS data revealed.