Pacific white shrimp - A colossal production shift in Asia means more vannamei for U.S. buyers

摘要

All it takes is a glance at production figures to realize that Pacific whites (Penaeus vannamei) are quickly emerging from the shadow of black tigers (P. monodon) to captivate the shrimp-farming world. Vannamei represented 38 percent of Asia's total shrimp production of 1.6 million metric tons in 200.3, up from 27 percent in 2002. In Thailand — the world's No. 1 shrimp exporter —vannamei is expected to account for 90 to 95 percent of the country's total shrimp production in 2005. In 2004, it was split 50-50 between vannamei and monodon.