Blogs, Bytes and Reports
The Shrimp Insights Blogs and Bytes are free publications which if you are on my mailing list are delivered to your inbox. Blogs are in-depth reports on specific topics that are relevant to the industry. Bytes are quick trade data updates of the major shrimp-producing and consuming nations. My publications never get technical. I'm not technical myself. The publications are therefore easy to read and digest but at the same time support you quickly enhance your understanding of the global shrimp industry.
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Blog: SRI LANKA'S RAPID TRANSITION TO L. VANNAMEI SHRIMP PRODUCTION
Shortly before leaving Seafood Tip in January 2021, I published a ShrimpTails blog about recent developments in Sri Lanka. While the country was oriented towards P. monodon, in 2019, its government approved the import and cultivation of SPF L. vannamei broodstock in specific regions and in the...
Blog: Indonesia’s Exports on Par with 2020 Shows Real-Time Data
Indonesia’s official export data normally runs significantly behind. Therefore, it’s sometimes difficult to have an up-to-date understanding of Indonesia’s shrimp export situation. In this third short October blog, I’ll look at data from Indonesia’s Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA/BKIPM)...
Blog: VASEP’S REPORTS REVEAL DETAILED INSIGHTS INTO VIETNAM'S L. VANNAMEI AND P. MONODON EXPORTS
In this second short October blog – read the first again here – I want to share data disclosed by the Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP). Every quarter, VASEP releases a report with detailed export data. VASEP reports export values (not volumes) per species based on...
Blog: INDIA'S BROODSTOCK IMPORTS: SIS GAINS MARKET SHARE
In October, there will be three shorter ShrimpInsights blog posts instead of one long one. Each will address some interesting facts that you don’t often read about, and which concern India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. This first blog reflects on India’s 2021 broodstock imports. The Shrimp blog is...
Blog: WILL INDIA'S POTENTIAL YEARLY EXPORT RECORD BE MET BY DECENT PRICES AMIDST STRONG DEMAND?
The Shrimp blog is sponsored by Grobest, Inve Aquaculture, DSM Animal Nutrition, American Penaeid Inc., Zeigler Nutrition, Aqua Pharma Group, Mega Supply, and Undercurrent News. Earlier this month, in a communication shared by Nitin Awasthi, seafood industry analyst at InCred Capital in India, that...
Blog: MYANMAR: FROM HIDDEN GEM TO TROUBLED WATERS
The Shrimp blog is sponsored by Grobest, Inve Aquaculture, DSM animal nutrition, American Penaeid Inc., Zeigler Nutrition, and Aqua Pharma Group. I traveled to Myanmar for the first time in 2012 as a business developer at Wageningen University and Research Center. At that time, Myanmar was opening...
Blog: ATTRACTING FINANCE AND INVESTMENT FOR AQUACULTURE IN VIETNAM
Attracting finance and investment has always been a major bottleneck for the tropical aquaculture industry. For international commercial banks and development finance institutions (DFIs), investing in companies that are involved in the production of live animals is often regarded as being too risky...
Blog: DOES ASIAN SHRIMP HAVE A FUTURE ON THE EU MARKET?
On 18 August 2021, I will present at the virtual TARS Aquaculture Conference, the leading shrimp industry venue, where mainly Asian industry stakeholders meet to discuss the current status and outlook of the Asian shrimp industry. This year the meeting will take place digitally from 18 to 20 August...
Blog: INDIA: IS BLACK REALLY GOING TO BE BACK?
In October 2019, the Indian government permitted Moana Technologies from Hawaii and Aquaculture de la Mahajambre (known as Aqualma, and part of the Unima group) from Madagascar to supply specific pathogen-free (SPF) black tiger (P. monodon) broodstock to India. Likely due to COVID-19, it took until...
Blog: VIETNAM’S L. VANNAMEI EXPORTS CONSIDERABLY UP AND ECUADOR’S COMPETITION IN RETAIL HERE TO STAY
In the previous weeks, I’ve shared my thoughts with you about the developments in India and Indonesia in 2020 as well as my outlook for both countries in 2021 and beyond. In this blog, we will look at Vietnam’s performance in 2020 and my outlook for the country for 2021 and beyond. To round up this...
Blog: INDIAN EXPORTS AND PRODUCTION IN 2020 SEVERELY HIT BUT OUTLOOK STILL BULLISH
Let’s dive straight in. India hasn’t managed to increase its shrimp output in 2020. Depending on the source, India’s production is believed to have dropped from the 2019 level of somewhere between 780,000 and 800,000 metric tons (MT) to anywhere between 650,000 and 700,000 MT in 2020. COVID-19...
Blog: INDONESIA'S 2020 PRODUCTION MOST LIKELY STABLE AT BEST BUT EXPORTS SIGNIFICANTLY UP
I had initially planned to write one long blog in March discussing the latest data on production and exports in India, Indonesia and Vietnam. However, when writing my review and outlook for Indonesia, I realized that it was going to be a long one and that it simply would not do to keep you waiting...