Coronavirus keeps seafood exporters in a bind with no fresh orders

Shipments to the US, India's largest market for marine food, are down by over 50% since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown

The global health crisis caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 has disconcerted Indian seafood exporters, who ship out stuff worth $7 billion every year.

Shipments to the US, India’s largest market for marine food, are down by over 50 per cent since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown.

With annual export volumes of 280,000 tonnes, India is the largest shrimp supplier to the US, accounting for a 40 per cent share of the latter’s imports by volumes. 

Also, no fresh orders are forthcoming from other key markets like the European Union, Vietnam, and Japan, a leading exporter said.

“After the outbreak of