JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, APRIL 1999
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Country of April Jan. - Apr. 1999
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M.T. Value M.T. Value
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Korea, South 8 11 18 30
China 583 388 3,136 2,075
Hong Kong - - 9 15
Vietnam 2,246 1,950 7,185 5,836
Thailand 1,301 2,082 6,120 8,800
Singapore - - - -
Malaysia 326 426 1,072 1,293
Philippines 586 575 2,346 2,929
Indonesia 4,152 5,351 16,674 20,973
Myanmar 326 417 1,507 1,799
India 3,460 3,158 17,226 17,283
Pakistan 34 52 161 227
Srilanka 67 98 575 778
Bangladesh 375 273 1,403 1,028
Macao - - 9 15
Iran - - 243 265
Kuwait 15 34 225 426
Iceland 168 221 641 853
Norway 210 222 684 641
Denmark 201 220 405 459
Russia 836 838 2,002 1,886
Greenland 866 768 3,314 3,052
Canada 903 690 3,721 2,989
U.S.A. 26 33 94 121
Mexico 62 133 331 665
Colombia 64 95 233 348
Surinam 151 280 459 838
Ecuador 650 904 2,042 2,748
Brazil 72 103 301 420
Argentina 4 14 614 686
Mozambique 42 21 229 300
Madagascar 164 174 320 327
Austrailia 380 619 982 1,638
Papua New Guinea 44 53 133 161
New Zeland 9 19 188 328
Total 18,516 20,717 75,141 83,089
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M.T. = Metric tons; Value = million yen; - = no imports; 0 = less
than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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