In Response to Shrimp Production Obstacles
According to the data issued by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fishery (CTF), the performance of national shrimp rose by 2.6% from 338,060 tons in 2009 to 352,600 tons in 2010.
Although small, the figure of national shrimp production has increased. According to the data issued by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fishery (CTF), the performance of national shrimp rose by 2.6% from 338,060 tons in 2009 to 352,600 tons in 2010. The increase was claimed as an achievement since the figure was much better than the performance of 2009 whose production was 30% negative from the 2008 production.
For the last 3 years, the national shrimp production has been in trouble due to diseases, but entering 2011 there seems a light at the end of the tunnel. A report released by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries showed a good “report card” for the Indonesian shrimp exports to the United States. In January 2011 the export volume reached 6042 MT (Metric Ton), 18.4% more than in January 2010, which was 5091 MT. Although not as high as the export figure in January 2009, which reached 6608 MT, at least this increase is expected to be the beginning of a positive trend of shrimp production throughout 2011.
According to the Chairman of Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI), Iwan Sutanto, the positive trend was partly triggered by the shrimp prices which have been on the increase since late 2010. Vannamei shrimp prices at the farmer level were up between Rp 10,000 and Rp 12,000 per kg. The price hike that occurred from the end of September until December 2010 was for all sizes.
"Farmers are getting more enthusiastic to increase their production due to the high price of shrimp, "said Iwan to TROBOS recently by phone, as indicated by the SCI shrimp production in 2010 which reached 130 thousand tons, up about 20% from the 2009. The total production originated from 500 SCI members who are managing a total pond area of about 11 thousand hectares spreading in Lampung, East Java, North Sumatra, Sumbawa, and South Sulawesi.
The significant increase in prices, Iwan continued, resulted from continuously increased demand for shrimp. Nevertheless, the increase in shrimp production has been relatively slow. Environmental degradation and disease threats have forced farmers to lessen the shrimp density in their ponds. "The density that used to be 150 to 170 shrimp fry per m2, but now for a caution reason the density is ranging from 100 to 120 per m2," said Iwan.
Source: Trobos
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