The Global Aquaculture Alliance held its 20th GOAL (Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership) conference Chennai, India. Andrew Mallison, the nonprofit organization’s CEO, said during the opening address that GAA is hoping help move aquaculture “from left to right” along a path of continuous improvement by helping producers adopt best practices, achieve certification and...
India is Largest Shrimp Supplier to U.S.
Surpassing 60 other countries of the world, India emerged as the largest supplier of shrimp to the United States of America. Between January and December last year, the U.S. imported over 650,000 tons of shrimps from India - more than 32 percent of its total consumption. Value-wise, the U.S. imported...
India's Seafood Exports to Grow 20% in FY18
India's seafood exporters expect that exports will grow over 20 percent in FY18 after sales figures touched an all-time high of $5.78 billion in FY17 when USA imported 1,88,617 tons of Indian seafood -- a growth of 22.72 percent in quantity from the previous year. "With exports to U.S. setting...
Seafood Imports from India Grow 17 percent
The U.S. is the largest market for Indian seafood products with a share of 26 percent. Seafood imports from India grew 17 percent last year. India's Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) said that India exported $5.5 billion worth of seafood last year. Exported volume increased by 7 per cent,...