Vizag tops in shrimp exports
2 years, 6 months ago

Vizag tops in shrimp exports

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Vizag tops the list in the state as also in the country in the export of processed shrimps in the 2021-22 financial year. This accounted for 33 per cent of the nation’s total shrimp export of 7.28 lakh MT, and 82 per cent of Andhra Pradesh's shrimp export of 3 lakh MT. This may be a reason why prawns export from Vizag touched 82 per cent," an MPEDA official told Deccan Chronicle. Total shrimp exports recorded a growth of 23 per cent this financial year, compared to last year, when it reached 5.9 lakh metric tonnes. MPEDA chairman KN Raghavan said the Indian fisheries sector performed well this year and has achieved the all-time-high export figures in terms of value.

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