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Louisiana shrimpers mull strike as prices drop

Per pound ex-vessel prices for small shrimp have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1980s

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 10, 2018 16:50 BST
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Louisiana shrimpers are so dismayed with falling prices due to an influx of cheaper imported farm shrimp that they are considering striking instead of fishing, Nola.com reported. [...]

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