YANGON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar earned 342 million U.S. dollars from fish exports in the past 10 months of the current fiscal year 2024-2025, which began April last year, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday.
During this period, the country exported over 320,000 tons of fish, including over 146,400 tons through maritime trade and over 173,700 tons via land borders, the report said, citing the Fisheries Department.
Myanmar steadily exports seafood to 40 countries including China, Thailand, Bangladesh and Japan by sea and via land border crossings, the report said.
More than 20 fish species including hilsa, rohu, catfish, and seabass, are transported to foreign markets, it said, adding that the country has over 140 cold-storage seafood processing factories.
