Shrimp Embargo To Impact More Than Just Local Restaurants
Monday, 26 April 2010 04:20
While much of the focus has been on the impact on shrimp-serving restaurants, the real worry could be the problems that will arise in the grocery business and at the consumer level.
“People expecting to come to the supermarket and find some great prices on shrimp are going to be disappointed,” said George Camacho, the meat and seafood manager at Sunflower Farmers Market, 4282 N. First Ave. “Because the local retailers can't get the product from Mexico anymore, you are going to see a rise in prices across the board.”
Camacho explained that the absence of the shrimp will cause the cost of the product from popular locations such as Vietnam or Thailand to rise now that those countries essentially have a hold on the market.
For many grocery stores such as Sunflower Farmers Market, much of the shrimp that is carried in from these countries is cheaper than importing it from Mexico where the quality negates the proximity. However with the recent embargo, which took effect April 20, the cost from the other countries has seen a dramatic spike.
Sergio Garcia, the meat and seafood merchandiser for the entire Sunflower Farmers Market branch, explained that the impact will be seen in far more places than the traditional Mexican restaurants serving authentic shrimp dishes.
“Sunflower and many other stores often have at least one variety of shrimp on some big special in our weekly ads,” Garcia said. “With this new development though you can expect to see those specials diminish or be eliminated as well as an increase in our base price on our shrimp prices that aren't on special.”
“Essentially, it's effects everyone from the businesses to the customers.”
The embargo was enacted after U.S. officials deemed the fishing trawlers that were being used in the areas around the Sea of Cortez and the West Coast of Mexico were not fitted with the proper turtle excluders to protect endangered sea turtles in the region.
While the full impact of the embargo likely wouldn't be felt until next year, Garcia says that consumers can start to see the rise in prices within the next couple weeks.
“Obviously, the places most affected are going to be the Mexican restaurants that provide the local shrimp,” Garcia said. “But I think the common misconception is that these are the only places that will be affected. We all have to to get the shrimp from the same distributors.”
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