Vietnam ramps up shrimp imports from India
In the first eight months of 2014, Vietnam’s seafood imports were worth $720m, up 73% year on year
Salmon, shrimp prices shape make-up of world’s 100 largest seafood companies
Salmon companies made a splash on Undercurrent News' 2014 100 report, with 14 farmers generating revenues of over $10bn, up more than a fifth from last year's ranking
New Tesco direct sourcing division grows annual profit 62%
Supermarket's in-house food sourcing division boosted profit by £21m and sales by £65m in its second financial year
Shrimp farmers should pay more attention to water quality, experts say
Poor water quality is a culprit in most shrimp diseases, specialist tells SIMCAA attendees, as another expert says feed is too often blamed for production problems
Oman shrimp aquaculture project first of several in $150m food security campaign
Emirates Star Fisheries is leading a fund to boost aquaculture growth in the Middle East, with plans to take on shrimp, seabream, yellowfin tuna
Cargill exec: Asia shrimp industry structure set to shift under market, production pressures
‘Game changer’ of EMS, rising feed prices, demand for more demonstration of sustainability and social justice from western buyers are all factors putting pressure on the structure of Asian shrimp sector, which is likely to change in coming years
Shrimp labeled ‘from Belarus’ cropping up in Russia
Seafood mislabeling is cropping up in Russia after Moscow banned imports from some Western countries
Epicore exec to shrimp farmers: Don’t buy a new Audi, put money back into your business
EMS has been a blessing to some, but farmers reaping in record high prices should invest the money into their business, exec told 2014 aquaculture conference in Thailand
Indian shrimp sector should focus on farming vannamei like it’s black tiger
India should focus on farming vannamei with one production cycle instead of two, low stocking density and an emphasis on large sizes, managing director told aquaculture conference in Thailand
Big discrepancies on actual level of global shrimp production
Getting an exact figure is near impossible, says Cargill manager, as speakers' estimates for global shrimp production ranged from 1.81m to 3.25m tons at the 2014 aquaculture roundtable series conference in Phuket, Thailand