Smooth flow of aquatic products: A distribution hub of fishery products in Yangon

The average daily sales volume of saltwater and freshwater fishery products is estimated at 300,000 visses at the Shwe Padauk Fish Market, Hline Township in Yangon Region. Moreover, freshwater fish and prawns from Ayeyawady, Bago and Yangon regions are flowing into the market daily.

Over 200,000 visses of freshwater fishery products and 14,000 visses of seafood enter the market every day, circulating about 300,000 visses of fishery products per day, an official said.

Kyin Saw, Chairman, Shwe Padauk Fish Market Committee said “The fresh and salt fishery products are good demand in our market. The shredded carp fish meat is sent to domestic markets. About 6000 and 7000 visses of shredded fish meat are sold. There are an ice factory and a jetty for distribution of seafood in the market. The market serves as a distribution hub of fishery products.

The sellers and marketeers are willing to have smooth flow of prawn and fish products in the Shwe Padauk Fish Market and the market to become an international standard one, official added.

Kyin Saw, Chairman, Shwe Padauk Fish Market Committee said “We have to work to improve the demand of our markets and to get the market which foreigners can buy directly from us. To be able to do business, we need to think the market to become an advanced one to attract foreigners.”

Maung Naing, Marketeer, Shwe Padauk Fish Market said “It was very difficult to sell 10,000 visses of goods in the past. Now, we can sell 30,000 to 40,000 visses a day. It has progressed a lot and also our income has increased a lot. I think, it is better the market to become an international standard one. But, we are not willing to join with privates. I think it will be more convenient if the department and marketeers work together.”

The Shwe Padauk Fish Market was established in April 2014, with a small number of stalls. The vendors from the Kyimyindine market moved to the the market during the pandemic. The number of vendors has been steadily growing in Shwe Padauk Fish Market since 2019 and it has become the leading wholesale distribution market for seafood. The market has 444 shops, over 266 stalls for vendors.