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Indian Seafood industry and post WTO – A Policy Outlook

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Title Indian Seafood industry and post WTO – A Policy Outlook
 
Creator Shyam, S Salim
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
Fish Marketing
Sea Food
 
Description India plays a major role in the global seafood export among the Asian countries. The
marine products exports from India reached 8 lakh tonnes worth 2.8 billion US $ in 2010-11
and registered an impressive double digit growth rate since 2007-08. India exports frozen
shrimp, squids and finfish in dried, live and chilled forms to different destinations. With the
current demand pattern of major seafood markets and with modern machinery for freezing
and processing, several exporting firms have started development and exports of processed
value added products. Among the different items exported, frozen shrimp and frozen fin fish
accounted for about 75 per cent of the total volume of sea food exports from India. Even
though frozen shrimp contributed only 19.24 per cent of the total volume of seafood
exports, its share in the total value was 41.62 per cent in 2010-11. Frozen fish occupies
prime position in terms of quantity, however its share in the total value is only 20.38 per
cent showing low unit value realization ( Rs. 84.16 per kg) (MPEDA, 2011). The seafood
export trade performed well in the past decades amidst stringent trade liberalization
measures and economic recession which affected many Indian buyer countries. In India
storage, processing and transport, grading and quality control facilities are mostly oriented
towards the export market even though more than 80 per cent of the fish production is
channeled in the domestic markets. Seafood trade influences the domestic markets
significantly by way of affecting the supply -demand situation of many high valued fishes,
competition for small scale traders and rise in prices in the domestic markets
 
Date 2012
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9101/1/30.Shyam_Salin_Indian_Seafood_Industry.pdf
Shyam, S Salim (2012) Indian Seafood industry and post WTO – A Policy Outlook. In: World Trade Agreement and Indian Fisheries Paradigms: A Policy Outlook, 17-26 September 2012, Kochi.