Thai shrimp exports are forecast to increase by 10 to 15 percent next year as the country continues to recover from the early mortality syndrome (EMS) disease outbreak that devastated production.
According to Somsak Paneetatyasai, president of the Thai Shrimp Association, the majority of Thailand’s shrimp producers have now learned how to prevent the disease and the industry therefore has high hopes for increased production and good prices in 2017.
The association has forecast Thailand will …