Asia Album: Visit to shrimp farms in Indonesia-Xinhua
Asia Album: Visit to shrimp farms in Indonesia
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-08-08 09:39:17
A worker catches shrimps at a shrimp farm in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Shrimp farms in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, have enjoyed good income with the increase in exports.
According to Shrimp Insight, from January to May 2025, Indonesia's total shrimp exports reached 89,224 metric tons valued at 756 million U.S. dollars. These figures represent a 15 percent increase in volume and a 26 percent increase in value compared to the same period last year, reinforcing Indonesia's growing competitiveness in the global shrimp trade.
An aerial drone photo shows a shrimp farm in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)A worker catches shrimps at a shrimp farm in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)A worker catches shrimps at a shrimp farm in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)■