Russia: swiss shrimp, the largest shrimp farm in Europe

Published Jan 22, 2021

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A new company in Switzerland, located in Rheinfelden, canton Aargau, is set to become Europe's largest warm water shrimp producer, with a capacity of 60 tons. The company, owned by Raphael Waber, has invested 25 million Swiss francs in the venture and plans to use the waste heat from the Swiss Salt Factory in Ribburg to heat the water in 16 fish tanks. The shrimp will be fed pellets containing wheat, soy, fishmeat, and fish oil. The shrimp, known as Swiss shrimp, are already available in the fresh produce departments of Coop, Migros, and Manor Food, despite costing twice the price of organic Vietnamese shrimp and three times the price of regular Vietnamese shrimp. The company's plans to organize tastings in stores have been halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The new Swiss Shrimp company in Rheinfelden (Switzerland, canton Aargau) with a production capacity of 60 tons of warm water shrimp is likely to become the largest shrimp producer in Europe, writes Neue Zürcher Zeitung. About two years ago, Raphael Waber, who was born in Solothurn, put in place a recirculation system. The property, worth 25 million Swiss francs, is located near the Rhine, next to the Swiss Salt Factory in Ribburg. This means that shrimp farming can not only use the waste heat from the salt pans to heat the water in 16 fish tanks to 28ºC, but also have a source of the necessary salt. In each of the pools, 40 meters long, 5 meters wide and 50 cm deep, 80,000 shrimp swim, divided in half into a zone for the small ones and one for the large Litopenaeus vannamei. The animals are fed pellets, which mainly contain wheat and soy, as well as fishmeal and fish oil. Although Swiss shrimp costs about double the ...

Source: Fishnet.ru