JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, OCTOBER 2012

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Country of Origin       Metric Tons          Million yen  

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Republic of Korea              5                    2

China                      1,852                1,789

Taiwan                        15                   21

Hong Kong                     20                   44

Vietnam                    4,163                3,718

Thailand                   3,317                2,514

Malaysia                     747                  498

Philippines                  366                  320

Indonesia                  3,079                2,904

Cambodia                      35                   21

Myanmar                      843                  656

India                      2,638                1,807

Pakistan                      10                    3

Sri Lanka                     79                   67

Bangladesh                   216                  151

Saudi Arabia                   -                    -

Denmark                       20                    7

Russia                         -                    -

Greenland                     17                   10

Canada                        32                   51

Mexico                        56                   53

Guatemala                      -                    -

Nicaragua                      -                    -

Costa Rica                     -                    -

Surinam                       18                   32

Ecuador                      200                  132

Peru                          20                   12

Brazil                        16                   19

Argentina                  2,176                1,383

Nigeria                        -                    -

Mozambique                     9                   12

Madagascar                     5                    8

Australia                    270                  407

Papua New Guinea              33                   38

Total                     20,258               16,678

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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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