Consumer demand for warmwater shrimp in the UK is holding steady, but volumes and values are slowly dropping as producers anticipate a period of inflation in source prices that will ultimately have to be passed on to the consumer.

In the 12 months up to May 25, total warmwater shrimp volumes sold in the UK stood at 16,276 metric tons - down 2 percent year-on-year, according to new data provided by market research firm Nielsen.

Over the same period, the value of the market stood at £218.5