JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, July 2012

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Country of Origin       Metric Tons          Million yen

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Republic of Korea              2                    1

China                      1,051                  694

Taiwan                         9                   11

Vietnam                    2,982                2,747

Thailand                   3,767                2,753

Malaysia                     601                  423

Philippines                  282                  276

Indonesia                  2,832                2,695

Cambodia                     34                    19

Myanmar                      663                  541

India                      2,706                2,102

Pakistan                      10                    3

Sri Lanka                    115                  100

Bangladesh                    88                   64

Saudi Arabia                   -                    -

Denmark                        2                    2

Russia                         3                    1

Greenland                      5                    6

Canada                        75                  129

Mexico                        25                   33

Guatemala                     33                   22

Nicaragua                      -                    -

Costa Rica                     -                    -

Surinam                        9                   17

Ecuador                      205                  151

Brazil                        31                   35

Argentina                    840                  564

Nigeria                        8                   32

Mozambique                     3                    3

Madagascar                     8                   11

Australia                    154                  215

Papua New Guinea               9                    9

Total                     16,552               13,661

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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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