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Ontario farm converts from pigs to shrimp in hopes of jumbo profits

In rural Ontario, 800 kilometres from the nearest ocean, you will find the unexpected — a  successful inland shrimp farm. With pork prices low, Paul and Tracy Cocchio were struggling to make a profit with their hog farm in Campbellford, Ont., so they started looking for alternative uses for their empty barns. While searching the internet they stumbled upon farmers in the U.S. who had switched to inland shrimp farming. They decided to give it a shot themselves. Read the article here 08:24