Seafood exports fall more than 13 per cent

In dollar terms the exports stood at $222.69 million during the April to May period of the current fiscal. This represents a 5.06 per cent fall as compared to the same period of the previous fiscal.

Export of frozen shrimp registered a 13.4 per cent fall in quantity terms and 8.23 per cent fall in value terms. In dollar terms the fall stood at 3.12 per cent . Frozen shrimp account for 23.15 per cent of the total quantity of exports and 51% of the total value of exports.

Export of frozen fish fell by 2.28 per cent in quantity terms during the period. In value terms the export of frozen fish registered a 4.34 per cent decline. The product accounts for 33.71 per cent of the total quantity of exports and 14.05 per cent of the total value of exports.