APPROXIMATELY 80 types of marine products regularly enter the Kyimyindine Sanpya Fish Market in Yangon for domestic consumption and export. According to sources at the market, these products are exported via cold storage facilities to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand using maritime routes.
“Fish and prawns brought in from the sea are delivered to cold storage facilities from jetties at the Yangon ports. From there, they are exported in containers via maritime routes. In some cases, foreign buyers come in person to place orders, while in others, agents handle the export process. Alongside marine fish, freshwater fishery products are also being exported. Marine fish are exported all year round,” explained Daw Tin Nwe, a businesswoman in the fishery industry.
Yangon has more than ten jetties where marine fishing vessels dock. In recent days, marine products such as Bombay ducks, croakers, ribbonfish, and prawns destined for export have been consistently arriving from Myanmar’s seas. As a result, sales of marine products are thriving during the New Year period. Additionally, fishery business owners predict that high-demand products such as hilsa and cuttlefish will enter the Yangon market in large quantities this month due to strong international demand. — Thitsa (MNA)/KZL
