Seafood exports drop during second wave of COVID
The Covid-19 pandemic and sluggish overseas markets have hit the resurgent seafood sector in Odisha with exports dipping by around 10 per cent in the last fiscal. The Covid-19 pandemic and sluggish overseas markets have hit the resurgent seafood sector in Odisha with exports dipping by around 10 per cent (pc) in the last fiscal. Production has also dropped significantly since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in March last year. According to the data shared by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), 60,718 tonne of marine products worth Rs 3,107.68 crore ($422.46 million)…