Fish purchases establish a growth of 11% in December 2017

Maldives has established a record in the amount of fish purchases made last December.
Fish purchases made by fish processing companies totalled 7,930.8 metric tonnes, registering an annual growth of 11%, according to latest statistics of MMA. The report further revealed fish purchases recorded a decline of 7% in monthly terms. MMA stated that during November last year, the volume of fish exports registered an increase of 54% and 21% in annual and monthly terms, respectively.
This increase was largely observed in exports of frozen skipjack tuna, which rose significantly in both annual and monthly terms.