Currently, out of 109 registered shrimp processing factories, only 30 in Khulna and 18 in Chattogram remain operational

After recording a 21 percent dip in earnings in fiscal 2022-23, the downturn in frozen food exports have extended in the current fiscal year, according to market players.

Bangladesh produced 2.51 lakh tonnes of shrimp in 2020-21 fiscal year and the country’s export income increased in the last few years despite global recession amid Covid-19 pandemic, Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today.