Argentina: Shrimp does not stop its march
The opening of national waters has enabled the collection of 43 596 tonnes of shrimp, according to provisional data of the Undersecretariat of Fisheries of the Nation.
The shrimp fishery again characterized by volume. Seafood landings already exceed 43 596 tonnes in the record prepared by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries of the Nation.
The figure, even temporary, says a slight 2 percent jump over the same period of 2014, the record year of 126 000 tonnes.
The opening of national waters reached figures in the last month. Only during June they reached 11,357 tons to the docks. Meanwhile, during the first fourteen days of July 5,303 tonnes were accumulated.
The catch is divided between Rawson (19,024 t.), Puerto Madryn (7,744 t.), Puerto Deseado (9,121 t.), Caleta Paula (3,941 t.), Comodoro Rivadavia (1,707 t.) And Mar del Plata (1,538 t .), and other terminals.
In this context, the market response is one of the variables that optimism dimmed. Official data reported a year until April 6 percent drop in the average price of shrimp. By then, the average value per tonne was passing the area of $ 6,316 with Spain, China, Italy, Vietnam, United States and Japan as major destinations.
