𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱: ₹𝟰𝟬 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗽, 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲.

Andhra Pradesh’s booming shrimp industry is in troubled waters once again and this time, it’s due to a sharp ₹40/kg price cut triggered by tariff tremors from the United States. With over 60% of India’s shrimp exports headed to U.S. markets, any trade disruption has a ripple effect on farmers, exporters, and local economies.

Shrimp farmers in districts like Guntur and Krishna are expressing deep concern as exporters, anticipating reduced demand due to tariff policies, have slashed procurement prices. For many small and mid-scale farmers, this sudden drop translates to massive losses, especially during harvest season.

Despite soaring feed and seed costs, their produce now fetches unsustainable prices putting livelihoods at risk.

Industry experts are calling for urgent intervention from the central government to negotiate fairer terms or diversify export markets. Without quick action, India’s seafood export dream might hit a wall and the worst hit will be the grassroots farmers who’ve invested their future in aquaculture.

The situation raises a pressing question: Can India build tariff-resilient aquaculture systems? Or will trade policy continue to hold our blue economy hostage?

Shrimp might be small, but the impact of global politics on its price is huge. This is not just an export problem it’s a farmer survival crisis.