Customs: 173 million MVR worth of raw fish and fish products exported in February

Customs statistics show that the Maldives exported 173 million MVR worth of raw fish and fish products to foreign countries in February this year.

According to the import-export statistics for February released by Customs today, the highest quantity exported was frozen skipjack tuna. A total of 82 million MVR worth of skipjack tuna was exported last month. Additionally, looking at prepared skipjack tuna, including canned fish, 55 million MVR worth of fish was exported.

Furthermore, 23 million MVR worth of frozen raw yellowfin tuna and 5 million MVR worth of yellowfin tuna chunks were exported. Also, 8 million MVR worth of other fish and fish products were exported.

The largest amount of fish was exported to Thailand. In addition, fish was also exported to the United Kingdom, Germany, Bangladesh, and France. India, which was previously among the main countries for fish exports, is not on this list. Therefore, it is uncertain whether fish was exported to India.

In January of this year, 145 million MVR worth of fish and fish products were exported. Thus, compared to January, the amount of fish exported in February increased by 28 million.