Pakistan's raw food exports rose 7.68 per cent in July–August of the 2026–27 fiscal year, reversing a sharp 29 per cent decline recorded the previous year, with rice — including a 53 per cent jump in premium basmati variety — leading the recovery alongside gains in meat, tobacco, and fish products. Food imports, meanwhile, grew just 2.23 per cent to $1.5 billion over the same two-month period, held down by falling palm oil and pulse purchases even as tea and powdered milk costs climbed. The turnaround matters because Pakistan's food trade balance had deteriorated sharply in FY26, when the import bill reached $9.15 billion against export earnings of only $5 billion, making the early signs of export recovery a closely watched indicator for the country's external accounts.