Thai shrimp exports to Japan look bright
BANGKOK - Exports of Thai shrimp products to Japan are expected to increase by Bt5-6 billion by the end of this year after winning recognition in both quality and standard among consumers in a seafood and technology exhibition in Japan, according to a...

Shrimp farmers petitions at Commerce Ministry
THAILAND - Shrimp farmers from the Southern provinces marched to the Commerce Ministry on Monday, calling for price intervention measures to solve domestic price drop below production costs for more than four months.

Prawn price action threatened
SONGKHLA - Southern prawn farmers have threatened to block the Tinsulanonda bridge in Songkhla province this week if the government fails to protect them from falling prawn prices.

Thais urged to follow Ecuador
THAILAND - Thai authorities are being urged to follow Ecuador's move in taking the United States to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over its shrimp anti-dumping duty.

Fish farmers promised compensation
THAILAND- Fish farmers, whose fish died due to waste water from the Phuket City Office’s waste management area, are to be compensated.

Thai shrimp farmers seek government help as prices drop
THAILAND - Three Thai shrimp production associations have asked the government for urgent assistance after local shrimp prices fell sharply, forcing some shrimp farmers to close their businesses.

Shrimp farmers request govt intervention in falling prices
THAILAND - More than 20,000 Thai shrimp operators will be forced to shut down next year if the problem of domestic price reductions remains unsolved through to the end of the year, say three shrimp-farmer associations.

Firms to press US complaints
THAILAND - Shrimp exporters will ask the Commerce Ministry this week to file separate complaints against the United States at the World Trade Organisation.

Frozen food exporters feel the pinch
THAILAND - While the strong baht brings smiles to Thai manufacturers who rely on imported raw materials, Thai frozen-food exporters are among the hardest hit as they use locally sourced materials.

Energy project extended to tapioca, shrimp
THAILAND - The Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department, together with the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ) agency, have signed an agreement to extend collaborative implementation of the "Energy and Eco-Efficiency in Agro-Industry Project"...

US shrimpers call for end to GSP
THAILAND - Thailand's ongoing war of words with the United States is set to take another twist as some of the largest seafood associations in the US have begun a lobby campaign in Washington to cut generalised system of preferences (GSP) privileges to...

Hatchery course aims to boost confidence and opportunity in Asia-Pacific region
THAILAND - Aquaculture is a young and promising industry in the Pacific region. To aid progress, and share knowledge, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and Pacific aquaculture specialists have teamed up with their Asian counterparts, Network of...

CP unit to bid for aquaculture firm
THAILAND - The world's biggest shrimp producer, PT Central Proteinaprima (CP Prima), plans to bid for Indonesian aquaculture firm, PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja, in a move that would further expand its shrimp-farming business.

CP operation to bid for Indonesian shrimp producer
THAILAND - The world's biggest shrimp producer, PT Central Proteinaprima (CP Prima), said last week that it plans to bid for Indonesian aquaculture firm, PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja, in a move that would further expand its shrimp-farming business.

Making prawns more profitable
BANGKOK - Making prawns more profitable by reducing the frequency of females is the key to a business plan that young local entrepreneurs are ready to take onto the world stage

New Australian inspections threaten Thai shrimp exports
THAILAND - The National Food Institute of Thailand reported the country would face export losses of Bt2 billion if Australia implemented its stringent import restrictions - the so-called Import Risk Analysis (IRA) - on prawns and prawn products in the...

Fish farmers affected by contaminated water confident in investigation of EIT officials
THAILAND - Fish farmers in Ayutthaya and Ang Thong provinces express confidence in the authority’s investigation into the contaminated water of the Chao Phraya River. The Interior Minister and Industry Minister have requested officials from the Engineering...

WTO will rule in Thai shrimp row
THAILAND - Thailand has filed its first submission against the United States with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute-settlement body, accusing Washington of unfair trade practices by slapping an anti-dumping duty on Thai shrimp.

Thai shrimp farmers call for boycott
THAILAND - Thai shrimp farmers plan to boycott Australian goods soon if the country fails to cancel its Import Risk Analysis against shrimp imported from Thailand.

Govt agrees to pay millions of baht in assistance money to fish farmers
THAILAND - The cabinet has agreed in principle to advance millions of baht in assistance money to fish farmers devastated by recent pollution in the Chao Phraya river. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thira Sutabutra said the cabinet had not put...

Cabinet approves cash aid for affected fish farmers
THAILAND - The Cabinet yesterday approved a Bt50 million budget to provide financial relief to people affected by water pollution in Angthong and Ayutthaya.

Thais investigate mass fish deaths in river farms
BANGKOK - Thailand has embarked on a two-week investigation to find out whether a ship sinking with 650 tonnes of raw sugar aboard or factory waste devastated fish farms in the Chao Phraya River, a minister said on Wednesday.