INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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crabs
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lobsters
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shrimp
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none of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -India mainly exports frozen shrimps, fish, cuttlefish, squids, dried items, live and chilled items. Out of these, frozen shrimp is the largest exported marine product contributing to more than 53% of the total quantity and about 75.11% of the total export US$ value.
Detailed explanation-2: -Synopsis. During 2021-22, India exported 13, 69, 264 tonnes of marine products worth US$ 7.76 billion (Rs 575.86 billion), registering an all-time high export by value, while shrimp production crossed one million MT.
Detailed explanation-3: -The share of shrimp export in the total marine exports was nearly 80%. But subsequently it comes down to 73% in 1981, 58% in 1986 and 36% in 1993. This has remained about the same (36%) in 1998-99 also.
Detailed explanation-4: -Andhra Pradesh stood top in the country in seafood exports by shipping 3.24 lakh metric tonnes of shrimp, fish and other items during the 2021-22 financial year.