India s shrimp exports may slide 15% on container shortage, production woes
Exporters are facing an acute shortage of containers to load frozen shrimp. Almost 95 percent of cultured shrimp in the country is exported. December 11, 2020 / 05:31 PM IST
India s marine food, particularly frozen shrimps, exports may be lower by 10 to 15 percent in the current financial year as the industry faces a “multiplicity of problems”, starting with a shortage of containers.
“We have had quite a few problems this year, beginning with COVID-19. Then, we had rains that affected shrimp production and now, we have problems with container availability,” said Elias Sait, Secretary-General, Seafood Exporters of India (SEI).