JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, DECEMBER 2012

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Country of Origin    Metric Tons         Million yen  

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Republic of Korea              -                    -

China                      1,198                1,000

Taiwan                        37                   40

Hong Kong                      -                    -

Vietnam                    2,879                2,713

Thailand                   3,524                2,743

Malaysia                     607                  427

Philippines                  248                  255

Indonesia                  2,259                2,293

Cambodia                       -                    -

Myanmar                      537                  421

India                      3,550                2,666

Pakistan                       -                    -

Sri Lanka                     32                   33

Bangladesh                   259                  191

Saudi Arabia                   -                    -

Denmark                        -                    -

Russia                         -                    -

Greenland                     17                   10

Canada                        18                   15

Mexico                       104                  129

Guatemala                     34                   24

Nicaragua                     13                   13

Costa Rica                     -                    -

Surinam                       17                   24

Ecuador                      144                  116

Peru                           -                    -

Brazil                        16                   24

Argentina                  2,510                1,672

Nigeria                        -                    -

Mozambique                     3                    4

Madagascar                    52                   42

Australia                    188                  333

Papua New Guinea              28                   34

Total                     18,273               15,223

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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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