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, the officials said.
Andhra Pradesh has exported about 34% of the total exports from the country earlier, which increased to 38% the last fiscal, the MPEDA authorities said. Of the total exports, shrimp had a 70% share from Andhra Pradesh.
