India’s Seafood Exports Reach Record High of ₹73,890 Crore in FY 2025–26

New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : India exported 19,72,018 metric tonnes (MT) of seafood valued at ₹73,890.46 crore (USD 8.46 billion) during FY 2025–26, registering an all-time high in both volume and value despite challenging global market conditions, said Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Shri P. Jawahar, IAS.

Frozen shrimp remained the leading export item, contributing ₹49,037.93 crore (USD 5,624.48 million). It accounted for 40.19 per cent of the total export quantity and 66.52 per cent of the total export earnings in US dollar terms. During FY 2025–26, shrimp exports registered a growth of 13.16 per cent in rupee value and 8.64 per cent in dollar value.

A total of 7,92,647 MT of frozen shrimp was exported during the year. The United States remained the largest market for frozen shrimp imports from India, importing 2,56,128 MT, followed by China (1,69,505 MT), the European Union (1,35,599 MT), Southeast Asia (83,810 MT), Japan (40,776 MT), the Middle East (30,478 MT), and other countries combined (76,351 MT). Exports of Litopenaeus vannamei (L. vannamei) and Black Tiger shrimp recorded growth in both volume and value.

Frozen fish emerged as the second-largest exported seafood item, generating ₹5,658.37 crore (USD 643.70 million). Dried seafood products ranked third, earning ₹5,079.09 crore (USD 577.44 million), and registered a positive growth trend of 78.05 per cent in rupee value terms.

China emerged as the largest destination for Indian seafood exports in terms of quantity, importing 4,90,369 MT worth USD 1,611.32 million.

The top three ports handling seafood export cargo during FY 2025–26 were Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), and Kochi.