The imports of agriculture equipment and implements throughout the first two months of the present monetary yr lowered by 27.49 per cent as in comparison with the imports of the corresponding interval of final yr.
Throughout the interval from July-August 2023 agriculture equipment and implements valued at $8.878 million had been imported as in comparison with the imports of $11.830 million of the identical interval final yr, in line with the info of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
In the meantime, agriculture and different chemical substances group imports into the nation throughout the first two months of the present monetary yr lowered by 15.48 per cent as in comparison with the imports of the corresponding interval of final yr.
Throughout the interval from July-August 2023, agricultural chemical substances costing $1.439 billion had been imported as in opposition to the imports of $1.702 billion in the identical interval of final yr.
Within the final two months, fertilizer imports decreased by 11.65 per cent as 38,600 metric tons of fertilizers valued at $20.867 million had been imported as in comparison with the imports of 29,978 metric tons price $23.620 million in the identical interval final yr.
In the meantime, the imports of pesticides had been lowered by 27.03 per cent as 6,620 metric tons of pesticides valued at $33.099 million had been imported as in comparison with the imports of seven,192 metric tons costing $45.358 million in the identical interval final yr.
Throughout the interval beneath evaluate, the nation spent $431.570 million on the imports of over 350,807 metric tons of plastic supplies as in comparison with the imports of 269,972 metric tons valuing $452.966 million in the identical interval of final yr.
In first two months of the present monetary yr, 4,807 metric tons of medicinal merchandise price $177.154 million had been imported as in contrast the imports of 5,001 metric tons valued at 203.269 million of the identical interval final yr.
Throughout the interval beneath evaluate, the imports of medicinal merchandise lowered by 12.85 per cent as in comparison with the imports of the primary two months of final yr, it added.