Pakistan’s horticulture export sector is showing a diverging trend, with fruit exports improving slightly while vegetable exports decline sharply due to supply constraints and weather-related damage.
🍎 Fruit Exports – Gradual Growth Supported by Strong Demand
📊 Performance (First 4 Months FY 2025–26)
- 💰 Total fruit exports: $107.71 million
- 📈 Growth: +2% YoY (vs $105.55 million last year)
📅 Monthly Trend
- 📅 October: $19.73 million
- 📅 September: $21.17 million
- 📅 October last year: $15.73 million
🍌 Key Contribution
- 🍌 Bananas: $4.2+ million in October
📊 Full FY Estimate Mentioned
- 🍎 Total fruit exports FY 2025: $241.34 million
👉 Fruit exports are showing steady recovery and stable international demand
🍆 Vegetable Exports – Sharp Decline Due to Supply Losses
📊 Performance (First 4 Months FY 2025–26)
- 💰 Total vegetable exports: $52.70 million
- 📉 Decline: -93.23% YoY (vs $101.84 million last year)
📅 Monthly Trend
- 📅 October: $10.81 million
- 📅 September: $11.98 million
- 📅 October last year: $22.34 million
📊 Full FY Estimate Mentioned
- 🥦 Total vegetable exports FY 2025: $249.64 million
👉 Sharp decline driven by reduced exportable surplus
🌧️ Key Reason Behind Vegetable Decline
- 🌊 Flood-related crop losses in major producing regions
- 📉 Reduced production and exportable surplus
- 🚛 Supply chain disruptions in fresh produce markets
👉 Impact is structural rather than demand-based
🍊 Outlook – Citrus Season to Drive Growth
- 🍊 Citrus contributes ~$180 million annually
- 📅 Season starts: December
- 📈 Peak harvest: January–February
👉 Expected impact:
- 📊 Higher fruit export volumes
- 💰 Improved foreign exchange inflows
- 🌍 Stronger seasonal export performance
🔚 Conclusion
Fruit exports are expected to continue modest growth supported by citrus season demand, while vegetable exports may remain under pressure until production stability improves in major growing regions.
The Agri-Crop editorial team comprises commodity market analysts, rice trade specialists, and agriculture industry professionals based in Pakistan. We track daily price movements, export data, and policy developments across Pakistan’s key agricultural sectors.
