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Pakistan agricultural export development

Overview

Pakistan is pursuing strategies to expand its agricultural and food exports through international agreements and domestic sector reforms.

In late August 2026, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia finalized an agreement to increase Pakistan’s agricultural and food exports to the Saudi market to $3 billion over the next two years. The deal focuses on priority areas such as rice, red meat, fruits, and green fodder, while also promoting investment in water-efficient agricultural technologies and mutual quality certification recognition.

Concurrently, Pakistani officials and industry stakeholders are advocating for structural changes to drive national export growth. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal emphasized a necessary shift from exporting raw commodities to branded and processed goods. To support this, experts have highlighted the need for improved cold-chain infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses, which are estimated at 30% to 40%. In the sugar sector, calls have been made for industry deregulation to facilitate the export of a 1.3 million-tonne surplus.

Entities

Pakistan · Ahsan Iqbal · Rana Tanveer Hussain · Saudi Arabia · Shehbaz Sharif

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[○ 1 SOURCE] Agricultural products currently account for nearly 22% of Pakistan’s total exports. pakistanpost.pk
[○ 1 SOURCE] Agriculture contributes approximately 25% of Pakistan’s GDP and employs 37% of the workforce. pakistanpost.pk
[○ 1 SOURCE] Pakistan is currently holding a surplus of approximately 1.3 million tonnes of sugar. www.chinimandi.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Post-harvest losses in the fruit and vegetable supply chain are estimated between 30% and 40%. www.freshplaza.com

Timeline

8 days ago

[BUSINESS] 3 sources
Pakistan targets agricultural export growth through processing and deregulation
Pakistan aims to boost economic growth by shifting from raw agricultural commodity exports to high-value processed goods, targeting increased sugar exports and a $1 billion fruit and vegetable sector.
12 days ago

[BUSINESS] 7 sources
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia target $3 billion in agri-food exports
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia aim to boost Pakistan’s agricultural and food exports to $3 billion over two years, focusing on rice, red meat, fruits, and agricultural technology.

Sources

bolnews.com · businesstoday.me · chinimandi.com · dailymeezan.com · firmy.inzerce.cz · freshplaza.com · pakistanpost.pk · siasat.com · theneutral.pk · tradechronicle.com