"SHRIMP"

With customers generally staying away to protect themselves from Covid-19, a barber in Kalasin’s Yan Talat district has decided to go mobile.

Siam Makro is joining forces with the Commerce and Agriculture ministries to purchase 200 tonnes of shrimp in an effort to help farmers affected by the new wave of Covid-19 infections, as well assure consumers that cooked shrimp is safe for consumption.

Actor Bin Bunluerit, a staunch royalist, was spotted selling shrimp at Bt100 per kilogram near Wat Bang Chalong Nok in Samut Prakan on Monday.

The Thai Frozen Foods Association admitted recently that shrimp exports have been affected by high cost of production and low output.

Exports of shrimp are expected to increase to 350,000 tonnes in 2020, 20-per-cent up over the past year which saw 290,000 tonnes exported valued at Bt60 billion, Somsak Paneetatyasai, president of the Thai Shrimp Association, has said.

THAI UNION GROUP, a world leader in seafood, is exploring new emerging markets to expand its business and investment, in order to enhance competitiveness.

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Japan has increased checks for Sulfadiazine in Vietnamese shrimps being shipped to the country as of December 6, according to Vietnam’s National Agro-Forestry Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD).

THAI SHRIMP farmers and exporters foresee brighter prospects next year, with production expected to reach 350,000 tonnes, the highest in four years since the industry faced early mortality syndrome (EMS) in 2013 and 2014.