JAPANESE
FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, August 2012
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Country of Origin Metric Tons
Million yen
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Republic of Korea 5 3
China
1,358 1,054
Taiwan 16 12
Hong Kong 11
20
Vietnam 3,077 2,713
Thailand 3,239 2,408
Malaysia 683 444
Philippines 129 124
Indonesia 2,776
2,437
Cambodia
- -
Myanmar 605
452
India 2,745
1,938
Pakistan - -
Sri Lanka 58 51
Bangladesh 138
106
Saudi Arabia 18 19
Denmark - -
Russia - -
Greenland -
-
Canada 22 26
Mexico 1
1
Guatemala -
-
Nicaragua
- -
Costa Rica - -
Surinam 28 37
Ecuador 193 136
Brazil 94 112
Argentina 465 372
Nigeria - -
Mozambique 4 5
Madagascar 68 64
Australia 97 131
Papua New Guinea 72 81
Total 15,903
12,745
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M.T. = metric tons; Value = million yen; - = no
imports;
0 = more than zero but less than 0.5 metric ton
Total may not add due to rounding
*Excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns
Data Source: Japan Ministry of Finance
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