CP Foods’ bottom line benefits from shift away from Thai shrimp sector
Bualang Securities rates Thai giant as a buy, with overseas operations in India and Vietnam posting bottom line improvements even as Thai shrimp losses continue
Thai shrimp farmers divided on 2014 production outlook
Farmers in the south of Thailand are confident of hitting 250,000t in 2014, but farmers in the east do not believe 200,000t can be reached
CP Foods looking to $167m investment in India
The Thai giant has proposed to set up chicken, fish and prawn feed units in the region of Andhra Pradesh
Strong shrimp sales see COSFF close gap on MW Brands as top selling Thai Union subsidiary
Record high shrimp prices saw Thai Union’s US shrimp arm up annual sales 20% y-o-y and close in on MW Brands as the group’s largest division in turnover
Vietnamese producers’ shift to shrimp, harming environment
Farmers have switched from rice and catfish to produce large-scale shrimp, ignoring local authorities’ instructions
India touts fine-tuned farming for lower waste, higher productivity
Region of Chennai has developed farming method which it says converts waste to microbial protein and leads to better productivity
Indian study claims no EMS in country’s shrimp
Through testing of shrimp's blood, scientists claim the mortalities reported in India during October and November 2013 were down to vibriosis and not AHPND
Arabian Gulf nations to fund Oman, Yemen aquaculture project
Regional fund to be established to allow countries to contribute; first multi-species project set to produce 18,000t of fish by 2018
Krustagroup sees vannamei shortage continuing to drive demand for Argentine shrimp
Spanish processor is hoping good prices and demand for Argentina shrimp and its value-added products will drive turnover growth in 2014
China company raises F1 shrimp seed from SPF Hawaii broodstock
Xiangshan Hongsheng Aquaculture in Zhejiang has successfully been able to massively produce shrimp seed from F1 (first generation) Hawaii SPF vannamei brood stock