The Fisheries Department stated that Myanmar exported more than 6,250 tonnes of shrimp to international trading partners in the past nine months of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April 2024, with an estimated value of US$21 million.
Myanmar’s seaborne shrimp export reached over 5,070 tonnes worth $14.5 million and the border saw exports of over 1,170 tonnes worth $6.5 million between 1 April and 31 December 2024.
Myanmar exports fishery products to 40 international countries including Japan, Bangladesh, China and Thailand, through maritime and border trade channels. Myanmar earned $256.6 million from more than 240,000 tonnes of fish exports in April-November, indicating an increase of $39.344 million compared to that of the corresponding period in the last FY, according to the Fisheries Department.
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