What’s the shrimp trade’s 2010 outlook?

Is the financial crisis still impacting the global shrimp trade? Will U.S. foodservice sales rebound in 2010 after a lackluster 2009? And just how prevalent is short-weighting, and what can the industry do to stop it?

These are just three of the questions panelists will field at the International Boston Seafood Show’s Annual Shrimp Forum, which takes place on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 151B of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

This year’s panelists are Morton Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of International Marketing Specialists in Newton, Mass.; Erik Smeys, managing director of Incomfish in Vietnam; Eric Halim, managing director of PT Wirontono in Indonesia; and Dr. Panisuan Jamnarnwej, president of the Thai Frozen Food Association.

The seminar will kick off with a 10-minute presentation by SeafoodSource Editor Steven Hedlund followed by a question-and-answer discussion moderated by Hedlund. The audience is also encouraged to participate in the discussion, and no shrimp-related subject is off-limits.

Shrimp has been America’s No. 1 seafood item, in terms of per-capita consumption, since 2001 when it surpassed canned tuna.

Imported product, which amounted to 1.21 billion pounds last year, represents upward of 90 percent of the U.S. shrimp supply. Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Ecuador are the United States’ top five shrimp suppliers. So staying abreast of production forecasts, price and sales trends and the economic and political climate overseas is imperative. The panelists will delve into these subjects, offering invaluable insight into what to expect in 2010.

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