Pakistan's October fish exports grow by 37.85 percent

Seafood exports of Pakistan on October 2009 witnessed positive growth of 37.85 percent as compared to the exports of September 2009.

Fish and Fish preparations exports valued at US$24.826 million during October 2009 as compared to the exports of US$18.009 million recording during September 2009, according to Federal Bureau of Statistics.

Compared to the fish exports of US$24.562 million recorded during October 2008, the exports during the month under review witnessed nominal growth of 1.07 percent, figures from the statistics agency show.

Seafood exports during July-October (2009-10) witnessed negative growth of 16.49 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

Fish and fish preparations exports during the first four months of the current year were recorded at US$59.195 million as against the exports of 70.882 million recorded during July-October (2008-09).