Pakistan, Oct. 11 -- Pakistan's poultry industry has significant potential to expand exports but needs improvements in disease management, feed costs and cold-chain logistics to compete in international markets, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said. Addressing the 26th International Poultry Exhibition as chief guest at the Expo Centre, Aurangzeb said poultry exports accounted for around $23-24 million of Pakistan's total meat exports of $530 million, "this demonstrates the enormous potential of the poultry industry, not only in Pakistan but also in international markets".

"Pakistan is the world's 11th-largest poultry producer. The question now is: how can we first break into the top 10 and then move into the top five?" he said.

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