Rawson season: good catches and very complicated plants in Argentina

There is no official data on shrimp catches in the Rawson season. We only have references to what is reported by those who go looking for them, and what they say is that the season started erratically, with days when it was difficult to find the resource. But starting on November 20, shrimp catches began in large volumes and with continuity, only interrupted by days of strong winds that have left the smaller boats tied to the dock at least a couple of days a week. The size of the specimens and the quality maintain that it is very good, with a significant presence of L1 and to a lesser extent L2 and L3, with the largest sizes found in the northern sector of the San Jorge Gulf. Fortunately, the abundance of the resource is not a problem, but despite this, the situation of the processing plants is very complicated. The high costs and a price that has stabilized well below historical values, leave them in a critical situation. Some believe that they will have to close in March until ...