Nearly half of Indonesia's shrimp exports are rejected in the EU
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Last Update: 2002-02-06
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: Jonas kitona, President of Indonesia shrimp Producers Association, recently said that the shrimp producing countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, have complained about the EU's efforts to stop the export of shrimp from Asia The EU's decision is to prevent the shrimp from carrying chloramphenicol, an antibiotic from soil bacteria "The European Union's move has a significant impact on the shrimp producing countries in Southeast Asia, which even affects the whole Asian region It is worth mentioning that the losses suffered by exporters have finally affected the small producers who raise fish and shrimp," said Jonas According to the Ministry of marine fisheries, Indonesia exported 116187 tons of shrimp in 2000, of which 17837 tons were sold to the European Union.
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