Prices on farmed shrimp from Asia have been lower this summer, partly because of decreased demand, buyers say.
Last summer through fall, prices on Asian shrimp soared because of problems with early mortality syndrome (EMS). EMS in Southeast Asia slashed global shrimp production by around 30 percent last year, according to estimates.
“When EMS came along, prices skyrocketed … and buyers were looking for something else. They haven’t come around to turning prices around again,” said a Pac…
