Myanmar's fish, prawn export falls

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Myanmar's fish, prawn export falls 

Xinhua, Yangon, 21 October 1999.   Myanmar exported 24,600 tons of fish and
prawn in the first half of this year, a 14.58 percent drop from the same
period of last year which was 28,800 tons. Of the total, fish accounted for
19,400 tons and prawn 5,200 tons, according to the latest figures released
by the country's Central Statistical
Organization. Meanwhile, export earnings of fish and prawn in the half-year
period totaled 56.79 million
U.S. dollars, 21.4 percent less than that obtained in the corresponding
period of last year which was
72.26 million dollars. Myanmar annually produces over 910,000 tons of fish
and prawn, of which over
240,000 tons are fresh water fish and prawn, and 670,000 tons are deep sea
fish and prawn. According
to the statistics, in 1998 Myanmar's export of fish and prawn totaled
62,400 tons with an earning of
159.38 million dollars. since Myanmar adopted an open economic policy in
late 1988, foreign
investment injected into the fishery sector has reached 197 million dollars
in 11 projects. 


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