Rising shrimp prices create farmer, exporter conflict in Vietnam
Reports of threats from Minh Phu, farmer hoarding, daily price increases and exporter deadlock arise as Vietnamese farmers refuse to sell product, knowing prices will increase
Thai Union signs letter of intent on labor practices
Processor and employer of 32,000 people commits to work on good labor practices with ILO in Thailand's shrimp and seafood processing industry sector
Myanmar government joins with Singaporean firm to breed shrimp
Fisheries department is planning on a joint venture with Singaporean Gold Coin Company to breed seawater white shrimp
CO2 group buys site for shrimp aquaculture program
CO2 Group, a subsidiary of Western Australian Resources, has acquired Marine Farms’ aquaculture site in Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia
Japan, US, Norway dominate world’s 100 largest seafood companies
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s largest 100 seafood companies are in Asia, and a quarter in Japan?
Bangladesh shrimp exporters expect boost from US duties decision
Additional duties on imports from five of Bangladesh’s competitors, including India and Vietnam, could be boost for Bangladeshi exporters
Indonesian shrimp raw material prices surge
The prices of Indonesian shrimp have almost doubled in August, following the trend in the world market and the falling value of rupiah
Waitrose taps UK street food trend with shrimp skewer
Waitrose is launching a shrimp skewer product, produced by Young’s-owned Macrae Edinburgh, to tap into the growing street food trend in the UK
Shrimp, tuna prices take their toll on Thai processors
Thai processors see their losses widen on the high cost of shrimp, caused by continuing shortage due to early mortality syndrome
US shrimp imports from Thailand dive 54% in June
Thailand drops to fourth on US June statistics of the top shrimp sellers to the US, as disease continues to hamper production