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Pakistan enhances citrus fruit export
Pakistan
Monday 21 May 2007
A delegation of Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) comprising exporters and other stakeholders would visit Poland in December this year to explore the market for Pak Kinnow in this important country of East Europe.
PHDEB was targeting Eastern European countries to enhance country's fruit and vegetable exports to that part of the world, chief executive officer, PHDEB, Shahmoon Sadiq said last week.
He said, "recently we held Kinnow festival in Czech Republic, and Pakistan's citrus fruit was well received by Czechs. Czech Republic is the fifth largest Mandarine (Kinnow) importing country in the world only after Germany, UK, France and Russia." Mr Sadiq said PHDEB organised the Kinnow festival at six superstores of Tesco and InterSpaar companies in the Czech capital, Prague.
He said Pakistan annually produces around 13 million tons of fruit and vegetables. Out of which, Kinnow stands at over 2 million tons. During the year 2006, Pakistan made the highest ever export of around 200.000 tons of Kinnow to a number of countries including Middle East and the South East Asia.
He expressed the hope that exports of citrus fruit could increase three times if the exporters fulfill the export requirements. Agricultural scientist, Babar Ehsan Bajwa said presently Morocco and Spain dominate the high-end European markets.
Bajwa said another advantage that Pakistan enjoys is that Spanish and Moroccan crop cycle ends in February, while that of Pakistan extends up to mid-April.
PHDEB was targeting Eastern European countries to enhance country's fruit and vegetable exports to that part of the world, chief executive officer, PHDEB, Shahmoon Sadiq said last week.
He said, "recently we held Kinnow festival in Czech Republic, and Pakistan's citrus fruit was well received by Czechs. Czech Republic is the fifth largest Mandarine (Kinnow) importing country in the world only after Germany, UK, France and Russia." Mr Sadiq said PHDEB organised the Kinnow festival at six superstores of Tesco and InterSpaar companies in the Czech capital, Prague.
He said Pakistan annually produces around 13 million tons of fruit and vegetables. Out of which, Kinnow stands at over 2 million tons. During the year 2006, Pakistan made the highest ever export of around 200.000 tons of Kinnow to a number of countries including Middle East and the South East Asia.
He expressed the hope that exports of citrus fruit could increase three times if the exporters fulfill the export requirements. Agricultural scientist, Babar Ehsan Bajwa said presently Morocco and Spain dominate the high-end European markets.
Bajwa said another advantage that Pakistan enjoys is that Spanish and Moroccan crop cycle ends in February, while that of Pakistan extends up to mid-April.
