The Yangon market is experiencing a bounty of hilsa fish, providing opportunities for locals to consume the fish at lower prices and for businesses to manage its export to foreign markets, according to the Kyimyindine Sanpya fish market.
“Early this year, there has been a continuous influx of hilsa. People can consume adequately, and businesses can also export. Last year, the price for 10-20-tical-sized hilsa was K8,000. This year, it is only K5,000,” said a fishery business owner at the Sanpya fish market.
Large marketable hilsa fish are exported to China, Thailand, and Bangladesh with the use of cold storage facilities. The prices for export-quality hilsa are K20,000 per viss for 30-50 tical size, K30,000 per viss for 50-80 tical size, K38,000 per viss for 80 tical to one viss size, and over K50,000 per viss for 1-1.4 viss size.
Locally consumed sea hilsa fish are priced at K5,000 per viss for 10-20 tical size and K7,000 per viss for 20-30 tical size. — Thitsa (MNA)/KTZH