JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, August 2012

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Country of Origin    Metric Tons          Million yen  

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Republic of Korea              5                    3

China                      1,358                1,054

Taiwan                        16                   12

Hong Kong                     11                   20  

Vietnam                    3,077                2,713

Thailand                   3,239                2,408

Malaysia                     683                  444

Philippines                  129                  124

Indonesia                  2,776                2,437

Cambodia                       -                    -

Myanmar                      605                  452

India                      2,745                1,938

Pakistan                       -                    -

Sri Lanka                     58                   51

Bangladesh                   138                  106

Saudi Arabia                  18                   19

Denmark                        -                    -

Russia                         -                    -

Greenland                      -                    -

Canada                        22                   26

Mexico                         1                    1

Guatemala                      -                    - 

Nicaragua                      -                    -

Costa Rica                     -                    -

Surinam                       28                   37

Ecuador                      193                  136

Brazil                        94                  112

Argentina                    465                  372

Nigeria                        -                    -

Mozambique                     4                    5

Madagascar                    68                   64

Australia                     97                  131

Papua New Guinea              72                   81

Total                     15,903               12,745

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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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