As the global demand for protein continues to expand, Ralco announced that Texas A&M University has licensed its patent for the super-intensive raceway system of shrimp production for the United States of America market to the agriculture company based in Marshall, MN. World- renowned shrimp expert, Dr. Addison Lawrence, developed the technology covered under the patent and contends that the super-intensive raceway system can produce 1,000,000 lbs. of shrimp/acre of water during a year. The general manager for Ralco’s shrimp division, Michael Ziebell, said the technology overcomes many of the challenges facing the shrimp industry.
“The technology that has been licensed to Ralco changes the rules of the industry altogether,” Ziebell said. “Shrimp harvesting of the oceans has reached its limit. Shrimp ponds are currently struggling with disease and the oceans are rising which is silting in existing shrimp ponds and the cost of transporting shrimp a third of the way around the world is extremely high. The super-intensive raceway system provides us with great competitive advantage. We will be able to grow shrimp in a confined environment, with a greater ability to control disease and provide a predictable supply of fresh shrimp. There is nothing better than to be able to change the rules in an industry.”