Thai shrimp farmers’ focus on small sizes makes 200,000t ‘optimistic level’ for 2014
First half Thai shrimp production down to 83,000t, a 38% drop y-o-y, with 200,0000t seen as best case scenario for 2014 total
Ecuador shrimp production and sales surging, up 31% in July vs. year ago
In the US, Ecuadorian volumes were at record levels, particularly for smaller sized shrimp; but the overall share of Ecuador’s shrimp going to the US is down
Shrimp labeled ‘from Belarus’ cropping up in Russia
Seafood mislabeling is cropping up in Russia after Moscow banned imports from some Western countries
TARS blog: Many ‘unknown, unknowns’ in shrimp feed
Undercurrent News is reporting from the 2014 Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) conference in Phuket, Thailand
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
Viciunai: Russian retailers face ’empty shelves’ on chilled, fresh seafood
As Viciunai scrambles to keep Russian market supplied, its European managing director says retailers face empty shelves on some seafood products, especially chilled and fresh
Thai Union Q2 boosted by strong branded tuna sales, lower raw material prices
World’s largest tuna canner ups its branded tuna sales in Q2 on lower raw material prices y-o-y, with frozen shrimp business in US also strong
CP Foods reports Q2 profit surge with shrimp set to further improve in H2
Charoen Pokphand Foods reported a surge in net profit in its Q2, as it forecasted stronger results for its shrimp operations in the second half