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3.1 Total Exports and Share of Halal Food
As per authentic statistics of Economic-Survey of Pakistan 2013-14, total exports of the country during July 2013-Apr 2014 were USD 20.997 billion[1] whereas total imports were USD 37.105 billion[2]. There is no separate data available on Halal food exported during last few years. However, as per SBP report, food group exports of last two years are tabulated below:
Table-B: EXPORT RECEIPTS BY COMMODITY
| (Thousand US Dollar) | (Thousand US Dollar) | ||||||||
| Commodity | Jul-Jun | Aug | Jul ( R) | Aug (P) | Jul-Aug | ||||
| FY12 | FY13 | FY14 (P) | FY14 | FY15 | FY15 | FY14 P | FY15 P | ||
| A. Food Group | 3,789,373 | 4,142,290 | 4,233,395 | 278,676 | 293,128 | 301,541 | 609,560 | 594,669 | |
| 01. Rice | 2,075,415 | 1,876,229 | 2,099,719 | 133,431 | 135,732 | 134,068 | 287,340 | 269,799 | |
| A) Basmati | 1,064,366 | 822,420 | 993,794 | 70,169 | 80,177 | 73,809 | 148,448 | 153,986 | |
| B) Others | 1,011,049 | 1,053,809 | 1,105,925 | 63,262 | 55,555 | 60,258 | 138,892 | 115,813 | |
| 02 | Fish & Fish Preparations | 338,959 | 336,151 | 366,403 | 21,523 | 26,389 | 22,298 | 45,780 | 48,687 |
| 03 | Fruits | 243,107 | 283,758 | 310,131 | 21,059 | 22,484 | 24,788 | 47,553 | 47,271 |
| 04 | Vegetables/Leguminous Vegetabl | 118,904 | 139,980 | 145,909 | 10,989 | 8,589 | 11,287 | 22,927 | 19,876 |
| 05 | Tobacco | 23,170 | 27,842 | 26,077 | 3,886 | 1,015 | 2,265 | 8,485 | 3,279 |
| 06 | Wheat Unmilled | 62,344 | 29,702 | 3,197 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 1,592 | 0 |
| 07 | Spices | 37,664 | 41,071 | 56,697 | 2,806 | 2,644 | 5,816 | 6,592 | 8,460 |
| 08 | Oil Seeds, Nuts and Kernals | 27,291 | 49,759 | 69,478 | 2,083 | 1,273 | 1,533 | 3,870 | 2,806 |
| 09 | Sugar | 20,659 | 431,161 | 304,816 | 8,914 | 11,982 | 22,427 | 37,298 | 34,409 |
| 10 | Meat and Meat Preparations | 212,106 | 224,432 | 237,120 | 18,200 | 23,653 | 22,206 | 40,952 | 45,859 |
| 11 | All Other Food Items | 629,753 | 702,204 | 613,849 | 55,424 | 59,369 | 54,854 | 107,171 | 114,223 |
Legend:P: Provisional, R: Revised,Source: http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
There are approximately 50 Halal certified companies operating in Pakistan[3]. The Al-Shaheer Corporation, PK Livestock and Zenith Associates are prominent meat exporters of the country. Meat-one, the subsidiary organization of Al-Shaheer has significantly enhanced the exports of halal food i.e. beef and mutton, particularly to Gulf countries. On the poultry side, K&N’s is a big name. It is exporting chicken to the West and also opened branch in the USA.
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As per full year statistics of 2013-14, exports of more than 74,000 tonnes of meat and its products grabbed about $230m, up from about 63,000 tonnes worth $211m in 2012-13. Meat is mainly exported to Saudi Arabia followed by Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, China and Afghanistan. Similarly, exports of milk and cream (not concentrated/sweetened) also witnessed significant growth during 2013-14 by fetching $50m in comparison with previous year figure of $20m[5]. While, the exports of concentrated or sweetened milk and cream, during 2013-14, stood at same level of $9m[6] as in 2012-13. Increasing exports and parallel rise in demand of processed milk and meat, are suggestive of sharp potential growth of both the sectors, in near future and calls for investments in dairy and meat industry.
