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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Japan ceases inspection on imports of black tiger shrimp from India
Japan will lift completely inspection measures on black tiger shrimp imported from India as residues of the synthetic antibacterial drug furazolidone was no longer detected in any of these cargoes, The New Indian Express reported last month ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Thailand's retail chains to buy 1,600 tonnes of shrimp to help farmers
Thailand's retail chains such as Makro, Big C, Tesco Lotus, The Mall, Food Land and Villa Market have agreed to buy a combined amount of 1,600 tonnes of shrimp in January and the operators of 24 local stores in 17 provinces would allow farm ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Japanese company in joint venture with IMT Engineering to farm land-based shrimp
Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO), which is based in Osaka, Japan, has established a joint venture with IMT Engineering (IMTE) to farm shrimp on land, and to process and sell them, SeafoodSource reported early this month.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Shrimp survivability questioned after cyclones hit Andhra Pradesh, India
Soon after Cyclone Nivar hit the Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh state, farmers have raised concerns about shrimp survivability in their ponds. Aquaculture experts say shrimp are vulnerable to the white spot syndrome virus due to decreas ...
Thursday, December 24, 2020
NaturalShrimp closes asset purchase of RAS farming firm
NaturalShrimp, Inc., said to have developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, announced earlier this month that it has formally closed the acquisition for the assets of Alder ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Thai Union's adoption of blockchain technology lauded by Ecuador's shrimp industry
The National Aquaculture Chamber from Ecuador congratulates Thai Union for adopting blockchain technology and continuing the transformation for a more transparent industry.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Thai shrimp exports to fall 14% in 2020, association says
Thailand's shrimp exports are projected to drop 14% this year to 150,000 tonnes, with values down 21% to about THB44 billion (~US$1.46 billion), largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and strong baht, according to the Thai Shrimp Association, ...
Monday, November 30, 2020
Vietnam's Ca Mau province expands shrimp production in rice fields
Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has expanded the area for cultivating giant river prawns and rice in the same rice fields, according to the country's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Indonesia seeks to increase value of shrimp exports by 250% by 2024
In the next four years, Indonesia aims to export shrimp at more than double its current export value.
Friday, November 20, 2020
BioMar constructs new shrimp feed extrusion line in Ecuador
BioMar has officially opened a new shrimp feed extrusion line in its Ecuadorian production facility, bringing its total capacity close to 200,000 tonnes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Hard choices, post-COVID-19 tradeoffs ahead for Indian shrimp farming
Stocking density issues, disease management problems, low returns to constrain future output growth.
Monday, November 16, 2020
China finds COVID-19 coronavirus on imported frozen beef, pork, and shrimp
Several cities in China have detected COVID-19 coronavirus traces on imported frozen beef, pork, and shrimp, resulting in tougher restrictions needing "full coverage" testing and disinfection for imported food products and trigger ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Ecuador is the future of shrimp farming
Ecuador endured similar, though less serious challenges. Like India, it was coming off a banner year: 2019 output skyrocketed 24%, from 540,000 to 670,000 tonnes. That enabled a 27% export surge, from 510,000 to 648,000 tonnes. where COVID- ...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
COVID-19's impact on shrimp: Bad but could have been a lot worse
Flexible trade flows and resilient Southeast Asian output are keeping the output drop to around 20%, with potential for a rapid 2021 recovery and a new era of rapid, sustained growth.
Friday, October 30, 2020
SIS launches improved shrimp broodstock in India
Shrimp Improvement Systems (SIS), a US based shrimp breeding company, has introduced the hardy line vannamei shrimp broodstock in India to foster fast growth of shrimps.

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