date:Jul 31, 2013
and continued to go up in the first half of 2013. During this period the price of black tiger shrimp increased by 15.6 per cent from US$6.4 per pound (in Jan 2013) to US$7.4 per pound (in Jul 2013). Whiteleg shrimp price in the market was also up 13 per cent from US$4.10 per pound to US$4.65 per pound.
Price of black tiger shrimp in Japan increased by US$5
According to FISs report, shrimp demand in Japan in the first six months of 2013 was lackluster, however, the shrimp price in the country