date:Jul 13, 2012
ht, up by 372%.
Bunjonk attributed the growth to low shrimp prices, which havebeen falling continuously from 166 baht or 50 heads a kilogramearly this year to an average of 133 baht in April and 122 bahtthis month, year-on-year drops of 19% and 26%, respectively.
Shrimp is an export-oriented industry, as 90% of the 600,000 tonsproduced annually are shipped abroad. The US, the biggest marketfor Thai shrimp, imported 29,426 tons from Thailand in the firstfour months 0f 2012, down 31% year-on-yea