Black tiger market turns the corner

Figures released by the National Marine Fisheries Service in March confirmed what shrimp traders already knew - 2009 is off to a tepid start.
 
Overall, U.S. shrimp imports tumbled 13.2 percent in January, to 93.4 million pounds, after finishing 2008 up 1.3 percent, to 1.24 billion pounds.
 
For black tigers, import figures were mixed. In January, imports from India and Bangladesh were up 19.1 percent and 1 percent, respectively, while imports from Vietnam and Indonesia were down 37.5 perc



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