BAYAMO, Cuba, Jan 8 (ACN) The Shrimp Farming Business Unit (UEB by its Spanish acronym) of the Southern Coast (Calisur), the main grower and exporter of the crustacean in Cuba, plans to stockpile 1,400 tons (t) of the prized species this year.
Although very distant from the historical record of 2,652 tons, set in 2018, the plan far exceeds the low contribution of the past 2023, when the lack of feed to feed the animals affected them, said Edgardo Bueno Perez, head of production of the entity located in the community of El Mango, belonging to the municipality of Rio Cauto, in the eastern province of Granma.
We are starting 2024 in better conditions than the previous year, with three farms planted and part of the necessary feed, he explained optimistically.
In 2023, he