Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Major Marine items of export
Frozen Shrimp continued to be the major export value item accounting for 44.17% of the total US $ earnings. Shrimp exports during the period increased by 16.02%, 36.72% and 42.90% in quantity, rupee value and US$ value respectively. Fish, has retained its position as the principal export item in quantity terms and the second largest export item in value terms, accounted for a share of about 38.42% in quantity and 20.42% in US$ earnings.
Fr. Cuttlefish recorded a growth of 19.56% in rupee value and 25% in US dollar terms. Unit value also increased by 34.18%, however, there is a decline in quantity (6.84%). Items like dried items, live items and chilled items showed an increase in US $ terms compared to the previous year. Export of Fr. Squid showed a remarkable increase in quantity 42.53%, 62.31% in rupee value & 69.14% in US dollar realization. Unit value has also increased by 18.67%.
MAJOR ITEM WISE EXPORT
|
Q: Quantity in Tons,
|
V: Value in Rs. Crores,
|
$: USD Million
|
ITEM
|
|
Share %
|
2010 - 11
|
2009 - 10
|
Variation
|
(%)
|
FROZEN SHRIMP
|
Q:
|
19
|
151465
|
130553
|
20912
|
16.02
|
|
V:
|
44.32
|
5718.13
|
4182.35
|
1,535.77
|
36.72
|
|
$:
|
44.17
|
1261.81
|
883.03
|
378.79
|
42.90
|
|
UV$:
|
|
8.33
|
6.76
|
2
|
23.17
|
FROZEN FISH
|
Q:
|
38
|
312358
|
260988
|
51370
|
19.68
|
|
V:
|
20.34
|
2623.89
|
2032.51
|
591.39
|
29.10
|
|
$:
|
20.42
|
583.48
|
430.98
|
152.51
|
35.39
|
|
UV$:
|
|
1.87
|
1.65
|
0
|
13.12
|
FR CUTTLE FISH
|
Q:
|
7
|
59159
|
63504
|
-4346
|
-6.84
|
|
V:
|
8.56
|
1104.57
|
923.83
|
180.74
|
19.56
|
|
$:
|
8.56
|
244.62
|
195.69
|
48.92
|
25.00
|
|
UV$:
|
|
4.13
|
3.08
|
1
|
34.18
|
FR SQUID
|
Q:
|
11
|
87579
|
61445
|
26135
|
42.53
|
|
V:
|
7.83
|
1010.57
|
622.63
|
387.94
|
62.31
|
|
$:
|
7.83
|
223.67
|
132.24
|
91.43
|
69.14
|
|
UV$:
|
|
2.55
|
2.15
|
0
|
18.67
|
DRIED ITEM
|
Q:
|
10
|
79059
|
47053
|
32006
|
68.02
|
|
V:
|
7.40
|
954.94
|
981.11
|
-26.17
|
-2.67
|
|
$:
|
7.43
|
212.22
|
208.72
|
3.50
|
1.68
|
|
UV$:
|
|
2.68
|
4.44
|
-2
|
-39.49
|
LIVE ITEMS
|
Q:
|
1
|
5208
|
5492
|
-284
|
-5.17
|
|
V:
|
1.10
|
142.15
|
139.14
|
3.01
|
2.17
|
|
$:
|
1.10
|
31.46
|
29.52
|
1.95
|
6.60
|
|
UV$:
|
|
6.04
|
5.37
|
1
|
12.42
|
CHILLED ITEMS
|
Q:
|
3
|
21118
|
28817
|
-7699
|
-26.72
|
|
V:
|
2.00
|
257.54
|
264.49
|
-6.95
|
-2.63
|
|
$:
|
1.99
|
56.93
|
55.87
|
1.06
|
1.90
|
|
UV$:
|
|
2.70
|
1.94
|
1
|
39.05
|
OTHERS
|
Q:
|
12
|
97145
|
80584
|
16561
|
20.55
|
|
V:
|
8.45
|
1089.67
|
902.47
|
187.20
|
20.74
|
|
$:
|
8.50
|
242.72
|
196.81
|
45.92
|
23.33
|
|
UV$:
|
|
2.50
|
2.44
|
0
|
2.31
|
TOTAL
|
Q:
|
100
|
813091
|
678436
|
134655
|
19.85
|
|
V:
|
100
|
12901.47
|
10048.53
|
2,852.94
|
28.39
|
|
$:
|
100
|
2856.92
|
2132.84
|
724.07
|
33.95
|
|
UV$:
|
|
3.51
|
3.14
|
0
|
11.77
|
Source: The Marine Products Export Development Authority