According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics country earned US$ 557.578 million by exporting rice during the period from July-November, 2016.
The rice exports in first five months of last financial year was recorded at 1,545.578 million tons valuing US$ 688.322 million tons, it added.
During first five months of current financial year, country earned US$ 132.110 million by exporting 151,339 metric tons of basmati rice as against the exports of 202,334 metric tons worth US$ 19.777 of same period of last year.
Meanwhile, 1,164.651 metric tons of rice other then basmati rice exported and earned US$ 245.468 million as compared to 1,343,638 million of US$ 497.308 million of same period of last year.
On month on month basis, rice exports during the month of November, 2018 was recorded at 438,399 million tons valuing US$ 165.92 million as against the exports of 5,339 metric tons worth US$ 203.844 million of same month of last year.
About 30,400 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 24.704 million exported in months of November, 2016 as against 38,618 metric tons of US$ 32.986 million of same month of last year.
In month of November, 2016 exports of rice other then basmati was recorded at 407,999 metric tons valuing US$ 141.216 million as compared to exports of 501,129 metric tons worth US$ 170.858 million of same month of last year.