Food Exports Surge by 7.67% to $833 Million in First Two Months of FY 2026, Led by 24% Jump in Rice Exports

ISLAMABAD (APP – 21 Sep 2026): Food group exports from the country during the first-two months of the current financial year grew by 7.67 percent increase as compared to exports of the corresponding period of the last year.

During the period from July-August 2026, food commodities worth $833.023 million were exported as compared to the exports of $773.644 million of the same period of the last year, according the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

The rice exports grew by 24.68 percent as about 654,619 metric tons of rice valued at $391.741 million exported in first two months of the current financial year as against the exports of 545,572 metric tons worth of $314.198 million of the same period of the last year.

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Meanwhile, the Basmati rice exports registered an increased of 53.04 percent during the period under review as 145,731 metric tons of Basmati rice worth of $164.091 million were exported as compared to the exports of 101,973 metric tons valued at $107.223 million of the same period of the  last year.

In  last two months country earned $227.650 million by exporting over 508,879 metric tons of other rice, which was recorded at $443,499 metric tons and $206.975 million of the same period of the last year, the data reveled.

During the period under review, the exports of rice other then Basmati rice grew by 9.99 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year.

On the other hand, food group imports into the country during the first two months of the current financial year grew by 2.23 percent as against the imports of the same period of the last year.

During the period from July-August 2026, different food commodities costing $1.503 billion were imported as compared to the imports of $1.470 billion of the same period of the last year.