Thailand's shrimp farmers stopped harvesting as markets are closed in the wake of a 14-day lockdown in Samut Sakhon, a province southwest of Bangkok recently affected by a COVID-19 outbreak

Even though the weakness in coronavirus-hit North American foodservice markets will continue in the first half of next year,

The shrimp industry in Thailand expects production to rebound by at least 17% in 2021 after a significant drop of around 25% year-on-year in 2020, said Sorophat Panakorn, a shrimp culture specialist with the Thai branch

Thai shrimp prices are rebounding at last after raw material prices hit the bottom during the past few weeks, according to the latest price update from the Asia-based frozen seafood supplier Siam Canadian Group.