JAPANESE
FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, NOVEMBER 2012
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Country of Origin Metric Tons Million
yen
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Republic of Korea 21 5
China 1,483 1,357
Taiwan 8 7
Hong Kong 7 14
Vietnam 3,795 3,548
Thailand 2,704 2,145
Malaysia 661 471
Philippines 351 336
Indonesia 3,418 3,319
Cambodia 5 3
Myanmar 659 546
India 3,373 2,385
Pakistan 11 6
Sri Lanka 71 61
Bangladesh 184 144
Saudi Arabia - -
Denmark - -
Russia - -
Greenland - -
Canada - -
Mexico 36 33
Guatemala - -
Nicaragua - -
Costa Rica 11 8
Surinam 22 35
Ecuador 116 88
Peru - -
Brazil 62 88
Argentina 2,584 1,648
Nigeria 9 25
Mozambique 21 29
Madagascar - -
Australia 339 570
Papua New Guinea 38 45
Total 19,990 16,916
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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
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