Falling shrimp prices prompt Thai farmers to demand government intervention (fortnight ended May 1, 2015)
The continued slide in Thai shrimp prices has prompted local shrimp farmers, hatchery operators, and processing factories led by Banchong Nisapavanich, chairman of the Thai Shrimp Farmers Federation, and Somsak Paneetatyasai, president of the Thai Shrimp Association, to seek government intervention.