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blanca

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Hello everyone,
I still have the shrimp farm near Nagua. We also own a resturant in Miami. We are selling it so i am in Miami until we sell. The farm is on "hold" for now, but i am thinking of exporting to Miami. We have 2 of the largest distrubitors in the US who will purchace our production 20,00 LBS 3x's a year and the local farms inventory.
My question is ... Where in the world do i start? Is there an IQF plant on the north coast? Please give me a starting point. And how difficult this is going to be.

Thanking you in advance,

Blanca
 
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Blondi

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It looks very good for you, all power. You need to start by making lots of money. Bueno suerte

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easygoin

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Maybe I can help a little

blanca said:
Hello everyone,
I still have the shrimp farm near Nagua. We also own a resturant in Miami. We are selling it so i am in Miami until we sell. The farm is on "hold" for now, but i am thinking of exporting to Miami. We have 2 of the largest distrubitors in the US who will purchace our production 20,00 LBS 3x's a year and the local farms inventory.
My question is ... Where in the world do i start? Is there an IQF plant on the north coast? Please give me a starting point. And how difficult this is going to be.

Thanking you in advance,

Blanca
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The first thing that you need to do is to install, what is called a blast freezer that operates at -40?f. The reason for this, is when you pull your product in preparation for delivery.... shrimp first must be frozen rapidly by means of hosing down the shrimp with fresh water inside a standard 35? cooler and then immediately put into the blast for preservation.I do work for a company that blast's 1200 pounds an hour and delivers to Lauderdale and Miami every day from the west coast of Florida. Equipment is very expensive, but you have to admit to give a good product.

Now getting it from the DR to Miami... I have no clue.
 
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blanca

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Blast frezzer? I am told after we chill kill with ice and water we can vaccum pack the shrimp, put them on ice and use a refrigator truck. Of a freezer container to shipto Miami.
 
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Fabio J. Guzman

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Contact ADOEXPO (Asociacion Dominicana de Exportadores - Dominican Association of Exporters) at:

Winston Churchill No. 5
Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
Telephone: (809) 532-6779
Fax: (809) 532-1926
Contact: Lic. Kai Schoenhals, Executive Director
 
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blanca

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Thank you Fabio!/ One more ?

I will call,
Do you think in your understanding of the up comming CAFTA proposal that exporting shrimp to Miami will lower fees or would it affect us at all? And how soon will this law pass?
Howard
 
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Isla_Hombre

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Shrimp Farm Production

blanca said:
Blast frezzer? I am told after we chill kill with ice and water we can vaccum pack the shrimp, put them on ice and use a refrigator truck. Of a freezer container to shipto Miami.
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Blanca, Your operation needs to conform to FDA, HACCP regs. The product would need to be frozen. I have experience in seafood production and sales in the US. There is a much less expensive method than a blast freezer used for IQF and the block freezing of shrimp. The blast freezer is the best method but the most costly. It uses a tremendous amount of electricity as well as start up costs.

I work with several major players in the US, including large chain markets and institutional purveyors.

If you care to discuss with me let me know.

I-H
 
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JWrightDR

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blanca said:
Hello everyone,
I still have the shrimp farm near Nagua. We also own a resturant in Miami. We are selling it so i am in Miami until we sell. The farm is on "hold" for now, but i am thinking of exporting to Miami. We have 2 of the largest distrubitors in the US who will purchace our production 20,00 LBS 3x's a year and the local farms inventory.
My question is ... Where in the world do i start? Is there an IQF plant on the north coast? Please give me a starting point. And how difficult this is going to be.

Thanking you in advance,

Blanca
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Blanca, Have you resolved your refrigeration issue?
 
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duhtree

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Blanca, why would you think of exporting? The D.R. is a net importer of shrimp. It seems that wholesale prices would actually be better on the island, all things considered.
It's my understanding that the primary reason why merchants, resorts, etc. import is because of the quality, not availability. If a Dominican grower had freezer/refrigeration the whole Island would be their oyster.
Capital outlay ain't small. Just to have refrigerated trucks is off putting, for me.
By the way, hello! and how are things in the mountains of Nagua?
 
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