Most dried Lotia and dried croaker fish from Dawei are supplied to central Myanmar and Thailand, according to dried fish market sources.
They are selling well in the market, and sales of dried Lotia fish are rising with higher consumption.
“At the moment, the best-selling dried fish on the market are Lotia and Croaker. These two types are widely consumed in Myanmar. They are eaten in all regions, and they are the most popular. Among them, Lotia is more popular. All the people, regardless of class, eat it.
Most of them are bought from Magway, Meiktila, Shan State and Thailand. We mainly supply to central Myanmar and Thailand. Order amounts are the same for both dried fishes, as well as other necessary things. They mainly buy these two dried fishes,” said an official from the Aung Dried Fish in Dawei Township.
Dried fish prices may go down after the Tazaungdine festival despite a possible high price trend near that festival. “The price is on the rise now. As the Tazaungdine festival approaches, it rises, but after the festival, it tends to fall again. Come summer, dried fish is abundant, and the price is likely to fall. Now, the price is going up as the Tazaungdine festival is near. The upward trend is in this October as Thadingyut and Tazaungdine are correlated,” he said.