JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, SEPTEMBER 2012

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Country of Origin       Metric Tons          Million yen  

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Republic of Korea              -                    -

China                      1,287                1,186

Taiwan                         2                    3

Hong Kong                      -                    -

Vietnam                    2,814                2,500

Thailand                   2,502                1,878

Malaysia                     555                  343

Philippines                  243                  219

Indonesia                  2,014                1,754

Cambodia                       -                    -

Myanmar                      547                  407

India                      2,568                1,695

Pakistan                       -                    -

Sri Lanka                     73                   54

Bangladesh                   108                   78     

Saudi Arabia                  66                   48

Denmark                        -                    -

Russia                         -                    -

Greenland                     17                   16

Canada                         5                    7

Mexico                        36                   31

Guatemala                     20                   14

Nicaragua                      -                    -

Costa Rica                    11                    9

Surinam                       32                   47

Ecuador                      112                   82

Peru                          10                    5

Brazil                        47                   61

Argentina                  1,515                  986

Nigeria                        -                    -

Mozambique                    24                   29

Madagascar                    68                   55

Australia                    122                  177

Papua New Guinea              64                   68

Total                     14,864               11,752

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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

 

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/2013


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