Indonesia: Live fish exports from Maluku increase 50.8 percent

Published 2023년 4월 12일

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The Ambon Fish Quarantine and Quality Control Center (BKIPM) has reported a 50.8% increase in the export volume of live fishery commodities from Maluku in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The most exported commodities were Vannamei shrimp, tuna, live grouper, and mangrove crabs. There was also a 596.31% increase in the export of non-live fishery commodities, reaching 2,689,303 kilograms. The exports of Maluku's fishery commodities in the first quarter of 2023 had reached IDR 218 billion, an increase of 253.85% compared to the first quarter of 2022. The exports were mostly to China, the US, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and the Philippines.

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Ambon (ANTARA) - The Ambon Fish Quarantine and Quality Control Center (BKIPM) reported a 50.8-percent increase in export volume of live fishery commodities from Maluku in the 2023 first quarter as compared to the corresponding period last year. "The export volume of live fishery commodities in the first quarter of 2023 reached 80,873 fish, while in the first quarter of 2022, it only amounted to 53,630 fish, an increase of 50.8 percent," Head of BKIPM Ambon, Hatta Risandi, stated in Ambon, Wednesday. Vannamei shrimp, tuna, live grouper, and mangrove crabs were the most exported commodities. A rapid increase also occurred in the export of non-live fishery commodities in the first quarter of 2023, reaching 2,689,303 kilograms. "When compared to the quarter, there was an increase of 596.31 percent, because in the first quarter last year, it was only 386.219 kilograms," he remarked. He said if measured by value, the exports of Maluku's fishery commodities in the first ...

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