DRIED snakehead fish pro­duced in the Maungmakan Beach, Dawei, Taninthayi Re­gion, began to receive many or­ders from Thailand this month, according to the market.

Domestic demand for dried fish is low, while there is a rising demand from abroad. Moreover, during this cold sea­son, dried anchovy fish from Maungmakan are also available at a slightly lower price than last year.

“There are a lot of ship­ments to Thailand this month. There are orders for dried snakehead fish. We mainly ship it to Thailand. Domestic demand is weak now. There is more demand from abroad than local ones. In the cold season, local dried Indian Anchovy is available on Maungmakan beach. Its price is a little less than last year,” said a dried fish retailer and wholesaler in Maungmakan.

They also receive dried Indian Anchovy orders from Yangon and Mawlamyine, and within the next week, dried Nga Melone will also be available.

“Right now, people from Yangon and Mawlamyine are buying dried Indian Anchovy. There are a lot of orders from Thailand for dried snakehead fish and croakers. Next week, dried Frigate Tuna will be in season in Maungmakan, so they will buy directly from ware­houses. Seawater-dried fish will be plenty from this season,” he said.

During October, lotia and croakers sold well in the dried fish market, and the former had a better sale with more con­sumption. — Thit Taw/ZN