Andhra Pradesh stood top in the country in seafood exports by shipping 3.24 lakh metric tonnes of shrimp, fish and other items during the 2021-22 financial year. The total exports of seafood from India was about 13,69,264 metric tonnes. The value of the seafood exports from the State was about Rs 20,019 crore, said Marine Products Export Development Authority's (MPEDA) Andhra Pradesh Joint Director A. Jeyabal.
Andhra Pradesh has contributed 38% of the seafood worth 7,740 million US dollars exported by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in 2021-22 financial year. The exports figure was all time high in the history of the MPEDA as the Union Ministry of Commerce, Government of India had set a target of 7,809 million US dollars for the fiscal year, of which 99.12% was achieved.A few shrimp varieties have a good demand in the international market. Andhra Pradesh tops in seafood exports in India, followed by Kerala, Maharshtra, Gujarat and Kerala.
Andhra Pradesh made up about 587 billion Indian rupees in gross valued added from fish products towards agriculture across India in fiscal year 2020. The GVA from this state made up over 38 percent of fish products nationwide. Fishing was valued at over 1.5 trillion rupees in GVA in the Indian economy that fiscal year.
Gross value added from fish products across Andhra Pradesh in India from financial year 2012 to 2020
