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Promising prospects seen for Thai shrimps this year
BANGKOK,Dec15(TNA)- Promising prospects are seen for Thai shrimps this year, with prices and produce having risen.
Somsak Panitatthayasai, president of Thailand's shrimp association, said Wednesday that the Kingdom has produced up to 640,000 tonnes of shrimps this year, a 14 per cent increase on 2009, and domestic consumption of locally-produced shrimps has reached 50,000-60,000 tonnes.
Somsak said that the price of Thai shrimps this year had also increased 20-25 per cent year-on-year on average.
He projected that Thailand's total shrimp exports will stand at around 400,000 tonnes in 2010, worth about 100 billion baht.
The president of Thailand's shrimp association said he foresees the promising prospects of Thai shrimps, with stable prices, to continue through next year.
He called on the government to control and screen imported shrimp breeders to prevent any outbreak of shrimp disease and to boost consumer confidence and domestic consumption of Thai shrimps.
Somsak acknowledged that global shrimp produce this year totaled some 2.3 million tonnes, a 6 per cent year-on-year increase. Several shrimp producing countries have faced either floods or shrimp diseases--which have shored up overall shrimp prices on the world market. (TNA)
Somsak Panitatthayasai, president of Thailand's shrimp association, said Wednesday that the Kingdom has produced up to 640,000 tonnes of shrimps this year, a 14 per cent increase on 2009, and domestic consumption of locally-produced shrimps has reached 50,000-60,000 tonnes.
Somsak said that the price of Thai shrimps this year had also increased 20-25 per cent year-on-year on average.
He projected that Thailand's total shrimp exports will stand at around 400,000 tonnes in 2010, worth about 100 billion baht.
The president of Thailand's shrimp association said he foresees the promising prospects of Thai shrimps, with stable prices, to continue through next year.
He called on the government to control and screen imported shrimp breeders to prevent any outbreak of shrimp disease and to boost consumer confidence and domestic consumption of Thai shrimps.
Somsak acknowledged that global shrimp produce this year totaled some 2.3 million tonnes, a 6 per cent year-on-year increase. Several shrimp producing countries have faced either floods or shrimp diseases--which have shored up overall shrimp prices on the world market. (TNA)
