Grobest: EMS the result of hunt for cheap shrimp feed

Just like all Asian companies involved in the shrimp business, vertically integrated giant Grobest felt the brunt of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in the last few years.

This won't be the last disease outbreak the industry has seen, Jennifer Kuo, general manager and head of animal health at the firm, said during an IntraFish visit at the company's headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan.

"It used to be simple -- we used to produce and sell feed. Now it's complicated [due to diseases]," she said.

"We