Table 4.1 Fish Prices and Production, 2019 - 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Period | Local Companies Purchase Prices (MVR/kg) | International Market Prices (MVR/kg) 1/ | Fish Purchases (mt) | Total Fish Catch (mt) | y/y % change | Memorandum items | ||||||||||||||
Skipjack Tuna | Yellow fin tuna | Iced skipjack tuna | Skipjack Tuna | Yellow Fin Tuna | Bigeye tuna | Skipjack Tuna | Yellow fin tuna | Others | Fish Purchases (mt) | Skipjack Tuna | Yellow fin tuna | Others | Total Fish Catch (mt) | Fish exports (millions of USD) | ||||||
(8 to 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | ||||
2019 | 18.0 |
75.4 |
20.0 |
13.9 |
413.9 |
406.1 |
81,199.9 |
49,108.3 |
30,692.8 |
1,398.8 |
135,068.9 |
2.9 |
-5.1 |
20.2 |
-14.2 |
-10.6 |
150.1 |
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2020 | 14.0 |
61.1 |
16.0 |
21.6 |
352.3 |
316.5 |
79,341.0 |
52,364.0 |
26,096.5 |
880.5 |
148,583.0 |
-2.3 |
6.6 |
-15.0 |
-37.1 |
10.0 |
155.2 |
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2021 | 14.0 |
86.7 |
16.0 |
25.4 |
na |
na |
88,313.2 |
70,453.4 |
16,808.7 |
1,051.0 |
144,992.7 |
11.3 |
34.5 |
-35.6 |
19.4 |
-2.4 |
139.9 |
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2022 | 15.0 |
57.0 |
17.0 |
26.2 |
na |
na |
81,033.4 |
67,936.8 |
12,890.5 |
206.0 |
155,205.4 |
-8.2 |
-3.6 |
-23.3 |
-80.4 |
7.0 |
146.5 |
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2023 | 23.0 |
62.9 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
na |
na |
96,120.4 |
79,338.5 |
16,381.6 |
400.3 |
160,683.2 |
18.6 |
16.8 |
27.1 |
94.3 |
3.5 |
151.3 |
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2024 | 14.0 |
59.5 |
16.0 |
23.1 |
na |
na |
53,232.0 |
40,445.5 |
12,467.4 |
319.1 |
na |
-44.6 |
-49.0 |
-23.9 |
-20.3 |
na |
82.5 |
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2023 | Jan-23 | 15.0 |
61.9 |
17.0 |
26.2 |
na |
na |
11,037.9 |
9,127.2 |
1,821.4 |
89.4 |
18,686.7 |
25.4 |
31.1 |
2.3 |
53.1 |
10.9 |
15.0 |
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Feb-23 | 15.0 |
61.1 |
17.0 |
25.9 |
na |
na |
12,610.8 |
10,869.0 |
1,732.7 |
9.0 |
21,006.1 |
36.3 |
41.1 |
14.9 |
-76.1 |
39.4 |
14.3 |
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Mar-23 | 15.0 |
53.0 |
17.0 |
29.3 |
na |
na |
9,361.8 |
7,576.1 |
1,766.7 |
19.1 |
15,641.6 |
43.3 |
40.5 |
58.7 |
-38.0 |
6.8 |
21.4 |
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Apr-23 | 15.0 |
59.8 |
17.0 |
30.8 |
na |
na |
8,129.9 |
7,627.6 |
494.7 |
7.5 |
12,996.1 |
-17.7 |
-17.8 |
-15.7 |
3.1 |
-22.2 |
11.7 |
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May-23 | 15.0 |
66.1 |
17.0 |
30.8 |
na |
na |
11,517.2 |
10,721.3 |
791.1 |
4.8 |
18,722.2 |
195.8 |
197.7 |
183.1 |
-60.1 |
165.5 |
17.6 |
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Jun-23 | 15.0 |
71.6 |
17.0 |
30.8 |
na |
na |
2,957.5 |
2,260.4 |
696.3 |
0.7 |
4,769.9 |
-28.0 |
-31.2 |
-15.4 |
-71.9 |
-54.3 |
15.5 |
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Jul-23 | 15.0 |
81.4 |
17.0 |
30.8 |
na |
na |
3,130.0 |
2,546.6 |
572.5 |
10.8 |
5,528.3 |
38.5 |
48.5 |
5.5 |
433.5 |
29.7 |
7.9 |
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Aug-23 | 15.0 |
92.3 |
17.0 |
30.1 |
na |
na |
4,843.1 |
3,606.5 |
1,223.0 |
13.5 |
7,859.9 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
35.0 |
12.3 |
-4.4 |
5.1 |
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Sep-23 | 23.0 |
71.6 |
25.0 |
27.8 |
na |
na |
4,092.9 |
2,875.2 |
1,216.5 |
1.2 |
7,061.4 |
-46.9 |
-58.4 |
55.8 |
-89.7 |
-60.3 |
5.0 |
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Oct-23 | 23.0 |
52.1 |
25.0 |
26.2 |
na |
na |
10,585.2 |
8,246.7 |
2,306.4 |
32.1 |
18,142.5 |
53.8 |
45.1 |
93.0 |
652.7 |
29.2 |
9.9 |
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Nov-23 | 23.0 |
52.5 |
25.0 |
24.4 |
na |
na |
9,898.2 |
7,357.5 |
2,444.9 |
95.8 |
16,790.9 |
-0.3 |
-10.1 |
41.2 |
654.2 |
-0.5 |
12.4 |
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Dec-23 | 23.0 |
62.9 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
na |
na |
7,955.9 |
6,524.4 |
1,315.3 |
116.2 |
13,477.7 |
9.0 |
15.6 |
-19.9 |
715.0 |
1.9 |
15.5 |
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2024 | Jan-24 | 23.0 |
63.0 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
na |
na |
8,993.1 |
7,713.5 |
1,218.1 |
61.4 |
na |
-18.5 |
-15.5 |
-33.1 |
-31.3 |
na |
9.5 |
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Feb-24 | 18.0 |
57.8 |
20.0 |
21.6 |
na |
na |
8,469.8 |
7,359.8 |
1,086.8 |
23.1 |
na |
-32.8 |
-32.3 |
-37.3 |
155.6 |
na |
11.3 |
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Mar-24 | 18.0 |
69.5 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
na |
na |
6,181.3 |
4,826.7 |
1,326.5 |
28.1 |
na |
-34.0 |
-36.3 |
-24.9 |
47.4 |
na |
7.2 |
|||
Apr-24 | 18.0 |
62.2 |
20.0 |
20.3 |
na |
na |
3,260.0 |
2,618.5 |
633.6 |
7.9 |
na |
-59.9 |
-65.7 |
28.1 |
5.2 |
na |
8.9 |
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May-24 | 18.0 |
57.5 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
na |
na |
4,890.0 |
3,717.6 |
1,165.4 |
6.9 |
na |
-57.5 |
-65.3 |
47.3 |
45.5 |
na |
8.6 |
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Jun-24 | 18.0 |
50.3 |
20.0 |
22.8 |
na |
na |
2,227.4 |
1,598.9 |
608.7 |
19.9 |
na |
-24.7 |
-29.3 |
-12.6 |
2,593.4 |
na |
6.5 |
|||
Jul-24 | 14.0 |
67.1 |
16.0 |
24.7 |
na |
na |
562.0 |
103.8 |
450.5 |
7.8 |
na |
-82.0 |
-95.9 |
-21.3 |
-28.2 |
na |
2.9 |
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Aug-24 | 14.0 |
62.2 |
16.0 |
23.9 |
na |
na |
2,517.9 |
1,703.7 |
778.3 |
35.8 |
na |
-48.0 |
-52.8 |
-36.4 |
164.7 |
na |
4.5 |
|||
Sep-24 | 14.0 |
61.2 |
16.0 |
19.3 |
na |
na |
2,583.0 |
1,564.8 |
1,005.9 |
12.3 |
na |
-36.9 |
-45.6 |
-17.3 |
909.6 |
na |
5.0 |
|||
Oct-24 | 14.0 |
62.0 |
16.0 |
21.6 |
na |
na |
2,742.2 |
1,571.8 |
1,134.7 |
35.7 |
na |
-74.1 |
-80.9 |
-50.8 |
11.4 |
na |
4.2 |
|||
Nov-24 | 14.0 |
56.1 |
16.0 |
23.1 |
na |
na |
6,172.4 |
4,768.2 |
1,346.0 |
58.2 |
na |
-37.6 |
-35.2 |
-44.9 |
-39.3 |
na |
7.1 |
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Dec-24 | 14.0 |
59.5 |
16.0 |
23.1 |
na |
na |
4,633.0 |
2,898.1 |
1,712.9 |
22.0 |
na |
-41.8 |
-55.6 |
30.2 |
-81.1 |
na |
6.8 |
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2023 | Jan-Dec | 23.0 |
62.9 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
na |
na |
96,120.4 |
79,338.5 |
16,381.6 |
400.3 |
160,683.2 |
18.6 |
16.8 |
27.1 |
94.3 |
3.5 |
151.3 |
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2024 | Jan-Dec | 14.0 |
59.5 |
16.0 |
23.1 |
na |
na |
53,232.0 |
40,445.5 |
12,467.4 |
319.1 |
na |
-44.6 |
-49.0 |
-23.9 |
-20.3 |
na |
82.5 |
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Source: Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources; Maldives Customs Service | ||||||||||||||||||||
1/Skipjack prices are based on Bangkok frozen market prices, yellow fin tuna prices are based on Spain Mercamadrid Fresh Market prices and bigeye tuna prices are based on Japanese frozen bigeye tuna prices. |