Pakistan's rice exports hit over $347 million in November
Rice is one of the most imported items in the global market. Pakistan is also a significant exporter of rice. It ranks 4th on the list of top rice exporters with over 3.8 MMT tonnes exports yearly. According to the Pakistan export data , the country exported over $347 million during November. Whereas, during this financial year, the overall rice exports from Pakistan were recorded to be $2.4 billion. Over 30K rice exports shipments were made by Pakistan during this fiscal year. These include basmati rice ($779 M), semi-wholly milled rice ($731 M), parboiled rice ($590 M), husked rice ($315 M) and broken rice ($187 M). Pakistan's rice exports have seen strong demand across Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Indonesia and Afghanistan. Malaysia was responsible for $175 million worth of rice export shipments. Whereas, the UAE, Kenya and Indonesia were responsible for $167 million, $158 million and $157 million respectively. So far, the fastest growing markets for rice expo...