Fish and fish preparation exports during the first half of the current fiscal year declined by 11.28 percent as against the exports of the corresponding period of last year. Fish and fish preparations exports during July-December (2009-10) were recorded at $97.815 million as against the exports of $110.255 million recorded during July-December (2008-09), according to Federal Bureau of Statistics.
During December 2009, fish exports decreased by 25.72 percent as compared to the exports of November 2009. Fish and fish preparation exports during the month under review were recorded at $16.476 million against the exports of 22.180 million recorded during November 2009, the figures revealed. As compared to the exports of US $17.879 million recorded during December, 2008, the fish exports during December 2009 decreased by 7.85 percent.
However, the overall food exports during the month of December were increased by 32.29 percent as compared to the food exports during November 2009. The food exports during December 2009 also witnessed upward trend by 64.02 percent when compared to the exports of the same month of last year.
The food exports during July-December (2009-10) declined by 11.64 percent as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Food exports during the first half of the current fiscal year were recorded at over $1.468 billion against the exports of $1.661 billion recorded during July-December (2008-09), the figures revealed.
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