JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, MAY 2003
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Country of May Jan. - May
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M.T. Value M.T. Value
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Republic of Korea - - 26 45
North Korea 3 4 14 13
China 1,100 788 5,881 4,513
Taiwan 17 30 143 234
Vietnam 3,780 3,415 12,836 11,274
Thailand 1,299 1,441 5,768 6,425
Singapore - - 11 14
Malaysia 256 400 1,301 1,955
Philippines 546 551 2,247 2,444
Indonesia 4,575 4,976 18,847 20,947
Myanmar 189 194 1,145 1,164
India 1,687 1,325 8,030 5,934
Pakistan - - 84 113
Sri Lanka 167 192 1,378 1,622
Bangladesh 321 193 946 604
Macao - - 5 11
Iran - - 151 142
Saudi Arabia 109 104 312 323
Iceland 109 85 342 315
Norway 311 262 591 526
Denmark 87 75 363 255
United Kingdom - - 1 2
Spain - - 11 30
Russia 616 694 3,947 3,714
Estonia 17 22 49 64
Latvia - - 7 2
Greenland 943 559 3,632 2,483
Canada 374 221 3,161 1,602
U.S.A. 0 1 85 139
Mexico 15 26 194 337
Colombia 17 26 102 154
Surinam 71 125 413 728
Ecuador 62 60 337 348
Chile 11 12 11 12
Brazil - - 104 130
Argentina 95 153 544 749
Nigeria 5 13 12 29
Mozambique 6 13 212 227
Madagascar 131 106 445 402
Australia 138 189 388 621
Papua New Guinea 34 36 150 145
New Zealand 9 21 256 494
New Caledonia - - 17 29
Total 17,100 16,311 74,499 71,313
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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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