Drought and Rising Costs Squeeze Honduras Shrimp Industry

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 8, 2026 · Originally reported August 7, 2026 by Diario Roatán

Honduras's shrimp producers face mounting losses from drought-driven higher salinity in ponds, production costs up 15–18%, and depressed international prices made worse by Ecuadorian oversupply, threatening jobs in the southern region.

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