{"id":9312,"date":"2024-05-05T13:20:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2024-05-05T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T08:20:22","slug":"fish-exports-decline-significantly-in-2024-first-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9312","title":{"rendered":"Fish exports decline significantly in 2024 first quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fish exports from the Maldives saw a steep decline in the first quarter of 2024, reports Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).<\/p>\n<p>According to MMA in its most recent statistics, fish exports for the first quarter of 2024 stood at USD 28.4 million, which is a significant 43.9% decline compared to USD 50.7 million observed in the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<p>Fish purchases saw decline in the review quarter as well, as it dropped 33.5% in Q1-2024 from 34.3% in the corresponding quarter in 2023. Individually, skipjack tuna purchases for Q1-2024 saw a 33.0% drop while yellowfin tuna purchases declined 36.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, fish purchases dropped from 33,010.5 metric tons in Q1-2023 to just 21,941.3 metric tons in the review quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the international market prices for skipjack tuna dropped from MVR 29.3 per kilogram to MVR 20.0 per kilogram. 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