# Could El Niño and the price crisis create a “nightmare scenario” for Asian shrimp farmers? | The Fish Site

> Rabobank's H2 2023 outlook warns that shrimp prices may fall further as China demand softens and Ecuador output grows. Reduced fishmeal availability from an El Niño-linked slump in forage fish landings is squeezing margins across aquaculture.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35122-could-el-nino-and-the-price-crisis-create-a-nightmare-scenario-for-asian-shrimp
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter fishmeal supply from El Niño-related landing declines raises feed costs for shrimp producers, which can weaken demand for fishmeal-based feed in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thefishsite.com: https://thefishsite.com/articles/could-el-ni%C3%B1o-and-the-price-crisis-create-a-nightmare-scenario-for-asian-shrimp-farmers-gorjan-nikolik-rabobank

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