Thanks to India's intense heat wave this past spring -- the country recorded its highest-ever temperature, 123.8 degree Fahreinheit (51 degrees Celcius) in May -- production of farmed shrimp in the country was low, but relief from the heat is quickly leading to supply recovery and lower prices.
In early May, farmers in some Indian districts were reporting mortalities as high as 50 percent. Until early June, farmers were harvesting shrimp at smaller sizes, "but now they're waiting for the shrimp to grow bigger," one US-based shrimp importer told IntraFish.
"Now
