Myanmar ships fishery products to 40 international countries including Japan, Bangladesh, China and Thailand by sea as well as through land borders.
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. — NN/KK