Vietnam shrimp farmers struggle with diving prices
Vietnamese shrimp farmers in Mekong Delta has seen shrimp prices fall 30% year-on-year
Thai shrimp sector needs 350,000t of raw material to meet processing capacity
Although Thai farmed shrimp production is improving in 2015, there is a long way to go to hit the level needed to cover the industry’s processing capacity
Vietnam vannamei, black tiger exports drop by nearly a third in Q1
Vietnam exported $340m in vannamei shrimp in the first quarter, reflecting a 29.3% year-on-year drop in value, while black tiger exports dropped 31.6%
Minh Phu-processed Selva shrimp sales picking up to US
The award late in 2014 of a Monterey Bay Aquarium 'best buy' has meant North America will be the primary growth region for the mangrove-grown shrimp this year
Marubeni eyes upstream deals in shrimp, salmon
Marubeni, the Japanese trading conglomerate, is looking at more acquisitions both upstream and downstream
European shrimp buyers not benefiting from falling vannamei prices
Currency impact is hitting processors although a brighter outlook is seen if shrimp prices continue dropping long term and the euro keeps weak
Costa Rica wild shrimp under threat from invasive species
The presence of Asian tiger shrimp in the country has been reported
Cargill aquaculture veteran retires
After a 34-year career at Cargill, John Peppel retired at the start of March, as the company is seemingly looking more at expanding in aquaculture
Kangamiut expands into pelagics after strong year on whitefish, shrimp
After reporting a strong 2014 profit driven by rising whitefish and shrimp prices, Kangamiut hopes for new market growth in Africa from a move into pelagics
Morubel to launch packaging line for foodservice
The Belgian processor Morubel will launch a new packaging line for foodservice at the Brussels Seafood Expo Global this year