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Iceland’s Fisk closes shrimp plant with raw material prices firm, high

Company notes raw materials, which are 'constantly rising in price', are now largely overseas; exchange rates and labor costs have made shrimp processing unviable

By Neil Ramsden | July 24, 2018 16:14 BST
Credit: Fisk Seafood on Facebook
Credit: Fisk Seafood on Facebook
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Iceland's Fisk Seafood has announced it will close its coldwater shrimp processing plant in the western town of Grundarfjordur [...]

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