Europe’s economy is suffering from the crisis with the euro and severe economic dips in countries such as Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Although not part of the euro, the United Kingdom is also going through a tough economic time, with massive public sector cuts and high unemployment.

However, sales of farmed shrimp from Thailand to the United Kingdom are going strong, said Chakaval Dussadeevutikul, assistant managing director for the business development and marketing department of PTN Group.

“Though Europe has affected by the economic situation since last year, the food sector is one of the least affected sector compared with other sectors,” he told IntraFish.

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