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:
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