JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, JUNE 2012

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Country of Origin       Metric Tons          Million yen

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Republic of Korea              1                    0

China                      1,045                  667

Taiwan                        21                   24

Vietnam                    2,956                2,753

Thailand                   3,459                2,519

Malaysia                     481                  346

Philippines                  277                  271

Indonesia                  2,330                2,194

Myanmar                      238                  175

India                      1,496                1,143

Pakistan                       -                    -

Sri Lanka                     89                   79

Bangladesh                   229                  143

Saudi Arabia                   7                    6

Denmark                        -                    -

Greenland                      -                    -

Canada                        22                   44

Mexico                        20                   24  

Guatemala                     61                   42  

Nicaragua                      -                    -

Costa Rica                    12                   10

Surinam                       19                   28

Ecuador                      189                  139

Brazil                        31                   40

Argentina                    354                  300

Nigeria                        -                    -

Mozambique                     -                    -

Madagascar                     -                    -

Australia                     36                   50

Papua New Guinea              61                   70

Total                     13,425               11,068

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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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