Aquaculture

Texas shrimpers at Port Isabel say a persistent labor shortage is putting pressure on the Gulf shrimp fleet and prompting calls for more temporary visas to staff boats and processing operations. The Texas Shrimp Association says the industry needs 100 additional H-2B visas this y...

Few agricultural products are as tied to a place as crawfish are to Louisiana, but the industry faces a sharply deteriorating economic picture in 2026 as multiple pressures converge. Farmgate prices for live crawfish remain near levels used in current planning budgets while input bills have risen...

Few crops are as tied to a place as crawfish are to Louisiana, but the industry that fuels roadside boils and regional menus is under growing financial strain. Producer prices have been essentially flat while input costs used in recent planning budgets have climbed roughly 40% since 2014, squeezi...