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
Thai military government budgets for work on EMS prevention
National Council for Peace and Order has put funding to the department of fisheries to focus on shrimp breeding, farm maintenance
Thailand May US shrimp sales under half Ecuador, Indonesia volumes
Indonesia and Vietnam continue to make inroads into US market share of others, with drops in May for Thailand, Ecuador, India
Thai shrimp survival rates up as packers hope farmers look beyond small sizes
Thai crop survival rate appears to be at least 70%, says managing director of Siam Canadian, but packers are worried on possible small size focus