Frozen-food processors want the Department of Fisheries to cut inspection steps for imported shrimp so it arrives faster. Thai shrimp farmers' secretary-general Apichit Worakit opposes this, citing disease risk and Ecuadorian shrimp being about 70 baht/kg cheaper than Thai shrimp just as Thai prices recover in high season. The farmers propose conditional import rules: a purchase ratio for Thai shrimp tied to import quotas, minimum prices, separating imported raw material from domestic sales, and a tripartite working group. Malaysia has also suspended Thai shrimp imports since 1 June, with no resolution yet. If you buy or sell shrimp, expect raw-material prices to stay under pressure while these rules are debated; no rule change has been decided yet.