India’s seafood export earnings near $7.5 billion

India shipped 1,698,170 tonnes of seafood worth Rs 62,408.45 crore (US$ 7.45 billion) to overseas markets in the financial year 2024-25, with frozen shrimp continuing to be the country’s top exported item in terms of quantity and value, new figures from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) confirm.

Indian Shrimp

India shipped 1,698,170 tonnes of seafood worth Rs 62,408.45 crore (US$ 7.45 billion) to overseas markets in the financial year 2024-25, with frozen shrimp continuing to be the country’s top exported item in terms of quantity and value, new figures from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) confirm.