Well it certainly is not about hunger but China controlling import flows into country.
Checking for white spot and yellow head in frozen heads-on product. It is a general tightening up on viruses in the wake of ASF (African Swine Fever virus).
For trade it was Saudi off/then on. Iran on. Ecuador off then partial on. All in space of two weeks.
Actually non effect on global shrimp prices – except in China.
That said shrimp imports, now at a better price in China, may start to go up as people look to alternative proteins to pig.
Saudi has green lane visa probably now to China……and of course a €300m Chinese investment to boost aquaculture production…ya!
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