Myanmar earns over US$170mil from fishery exports in H1

YANGON: Myanmar earned US$176.302 million from exports of fishery products in the first half of the fiscal year 2024-2025, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Saturday (Oct 19).

U Nyunt Win, director of the Fisheries Department in Naypyidaw, was quoted as saying that the country exported over 160,000 tons of various fish to foreign countries during the April-September period.

The exports included more than 82,000 tons of fish worth US$110 million that were shipped through maritime routes and over 78,000 tons valued at US$65 million that were exported through borders.

Myanmar's seafood products are exported to countries including Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Australia, the report said. - Xinhua