Shrimp production was lower than expected in some Asian countries last year such as China and Vietnam.

Overall, 2016 global shrimp production increased with the most gains in Ecuador and Thailand, while Chinese demand expanded in all areas, according to the shrimp panel at this year's NFI Global Seafood Marketing Conference (GSMC).

Shrimp supplier Siam Canadian estimated the total shrimp harvest for China last year was 650,000 metric tons, head-on weight, with about 80 to the domestic market and 20 percent to vannamei exporters. 

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