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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Thai Shrimp Weekly:Thai shrimp, seafood exporters refute US 'Trafficking in Persons' Report (week ended Dec 20, 2012)
Thai shrimp's trading was stable in both volume and prices. Shrimp prices remain stable at THB 155/kg (US$5.17/kg) for a kilogramme of 50 shrimps with moderate volume. Local demand is expected to soar during the next two weeks during the Ne ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Increased exports to Japan could lift Thai shrimp exports (week ended Dec 7, 2012)
Somsak Praneetatyasai, president of the Thai Shrimp Association said exports of frozen and processed shrimp have decreased by 24.5% in October 2012, as its two major markets- the United States and Europe have been hit by economic crises. Th ...
Monday, December 10, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: High shrimp prices continue to hurt Thai producers' competitiveness (week ended Nov 23, 2012)
Sources from Thai trade offices in North America, Europe and Latin America revealed that Thailand is losing market share and export competitiveness to Vietnam while shrimp producers have urged the government to revise the policy to raise th ...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp export this year will drop 10% to 350,000-360,000 tonnes (week ended Nov 9, 2012)
Somsak Paneetatyasai, president of the Thai Shrimp Association said that currently, the Thai shrimp industry is facing trade issues with the US due to child labour issues brought up by the Department of Labour's Bureau of International Labo ...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp prices plummet as supply situation improves (week ended Sep 27, 2012)
The Thai Frozen Foods Association says that from January to July 2012, the United States, Thailand's number one shrimp market, imported only 63,634 tonnes, down from 89,731 tonnes during the same period last year. Imports by the EU declined ...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp prices strong despite weak overseas demand (week ended Sep 20, 2012)
Despite a slowdown in imports by the world's two biggest consumers, the US and the EU, local industry insiders say international shrimp supply is low. And they attribute it to supply shortages in Thailand and China. Along with Vietnam and M ...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp shortage likely to ease from next month (week ended Sep 13, 2012)
The association of seafood processors and exporters raised its benchmark prices for shrimp by as much as THB18/kg (US$0.58/kg) for lack of supply triggered by domestic fry shortage and disease outbreaks overseas. During the last two months, ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp prices soar wildly on tight global supply (week ended Sep 6, 2012)
Benchmark prices for raw materials jumped THB5-18/kg (US$0.17-0.58/kg) among members of the Thai Frozen Foods Association on acute shortage that is expected to prevail till late October or early November. Some of Thailand's major hatcheries ...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp prices surge as supply shortage looms (week ended Aug 30, 2012)
Industry insiders claim that "Thailand's biggest hatchery has been holding back fry supply," leaving hundreds of shrimp ponds across the country empty. They add that because of the anticipated shortage, local shrimp prices are in their high ...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp exporters lift buying rates amid supply worries (week ended Aug 23, 2012)
Industry insiders say shrimp prices in Thailand have reached an 18-month high despite a big drop in exports to the US and the EU. From January to May, Thai shrimp shipments to the US dropped by 29% to 40,470 tonnes from 56,982 tonnes during ...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Asian EMS outbreak helps drive Thai shrimp prices up (week ended Aug 16, 2012)
The current price gains are on top of the previous week's increase of THB3-8/kg (US$0.10-0.25/kg). The bigger sizes are this week's big gainers, while there was hardly any price movement among the smaller sizes. There was also no movement i ...
Monday, August 13, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp shortage predicted due to lack of fry (week ended Aug 9, 2012)
Industry sources disclose that Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), Thailand's leading hatchery, has tightened shrimp fry supply to farmers to control production and stave off price depression. In the next few months, the sources add, shrimp suppl ...
Monday, August 13, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp price rally screeches to a halt as export to EU falters (week ended Aug 2, 2012)
After weeks of being flat, Thai shrimp prices rallied in the previous two weeks as the government's US$18 million shrimp price stabilization fund went into full swing. The government launched a US$18 million shrimp price "stabilization ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: Thai shrimp prices on second week of rally (week ended Jul 26, 2012)
The current rally started last week when, after weeks of being flat, shrimp prices jumped THB4-5/kg in Mahachai and THB2-9/kg in TFFA's buying prices. The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) attributes the price comeback to strong overse ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Thai Shrimp Weekly: 12,000-tonne order from Tesco lifts Thai shrimp prices (week ended Jul 19, 2012)
Early this week, Suntorn Arunanondchai, chairman of Tesco Lotus, the Thai affiliate of the UK retail giant Tesco, signed a contract with local farmers and cooperatives committing to buy 12,000 tonnes of Thai shrimp this year for distributio ...

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