Shrimp exporters in Thailand are coping with an increase in shipping costs, even as they experience high demand for their products during the upcoming holiday season, according to Bangkok, Thailand-based seafood trader Siam Canadian.

Le Thi Thuy Trang, sales manager for Siam Canadian Group’s Vietnam office, confirmed to Undercurrent that these sizes were already “very short”.

Bangkok, Thailand-based global seafood and meat supplier Siam Canadian has opened its newest office in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as part of the company’s strategy to expand its footprint in South America.

Executives in Vietnam’s seafood industry are increasingly worried about the economic fallout of the country’s worst-ever outbreak of COVID-19.