Pakistan earned $161.896 million by exporting 72,515 metric tonnes of fish and fish preparations during the first five months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. As compared to the exports of $185.802 million during July-November (2022-23), the fish exports during the July-November (2023-23) witnessed decline of 12.87 percent, according to PBS data.
In terms of quantity, the exports of fish and fish preparations however increased by 1.54 percent during the first five months.
On a year-on-year basis, the seafood exports decreased by 25.75 percent to $38.035 million in November 2023 as compared to the exports of $51.224 million in November 2022.
In terms of quantity, the exports witnessed a 12.07 percent decrease by going down from 20,542 metric tonnes last year to 18,064 metric tonnes this year. On a month-on-month basis, the seafood exports declined by 6.77 percent when compared to the exports of $40.797 million in October, according to the PBS data. In terms of quantity, fish exports increased by 8.5 percent in November.