UF/IFAS Food Economics Expert Projects Increased Global Shrimp Production
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Based on an annual survey of shrimp industry leaders, global farmed shrimp production fell 14 percent from 2011 to 2013, caused mainly by the devastating disease known as early mortality syndrome. The disease, caused by bacteria, was first reported in Asia in 2009, and has resulted in high mortalities in the shrimp-farming industry, especially in Thailand, China, Malaysia and Vietnam. But shrimp is bouncing back, with production expected to return to 2011 levels this year.