Sesame seed exports to China surge 180%
Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror
Pakistan exported 22,740 metric tonnes of sesame seeds worth $28.27 million in January and February 2025
Pakistan’s sesame seed exports to China surged by 179.88% in the first two months of 2025, reflecting growing demand and deepening agricultural trade ties between the two nations, said Ghulam Qadir, Trade and Investment Counsellor at Pakistan’s Embassy in Beijing.
Pakistan exported 22,740 metric tonnes of sesame seeds worth $28.27 million in January and February 2025, compared to 5,998 metric tonnes worth $10.10 million during the same period last year. This sharp rise highlights Pakistan’s strengthening position in China’s sesame market, driven by improved quality, streamlined trade processes, and rising consumer demand.
“Pakistan is among the top sesame exporters to China, benefiting from its expanding food industry and demand for high-quality agricultural products,” Qadir stated. He attributed the growth to Pakistan’s favourable climatic conditions, enhanced farming techniques, and trade facilitation.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2536606/sesame-seed-exports-to-china-surge-180
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
