Seafood exports seen to drop this year


GEORGE TOWN: The quantity of Malaysian seafood export is expected to drop to 150,053 tonnes in 2015 from 166,725 tonnes a year ago, while its value is projected to decline to RM2.23bil from RM2.35bil.

The Malaysian Frozen Foods Processors Association (MFFPA) chairman Saw Hai Earn said that this year, the European seafood import was expected to be at 5.735 million tonnes valued at 19.9 billion euros.

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