Mexico’s shrimp production jumps 65 percent in four years

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) in Mexico has reported that shrimp production in the country has increased by 65.5 percent during the last four years, largely thanks to the incentivized support of the government.

Based on preliminary statistics from the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), SAGARPA said that annual shrimp production jumped from 127,537 metric tons (MT) in 2013 to 211,996 MT by the end of 2016...


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