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

 

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/2013


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