JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, JANUARY 1997

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Country of                    January           Jan. - Jan. 1997
origin                    ----------------     -----------------
                           M.T.      Value       M.T.      Value
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Korea, South                  7         14          7         14
China                     1,223        989      1,223        989
Taiwan                      175        150        175        150
Hong Kong                     -          -          -          -
Vietnam                   2,163      1,658      2,163      1,658
Thailand                  2,024      3,355      2,024      3,355
Singapore                     -          -          -          -
Malaysia                    353        457        353        457
Philippines                 620        842        620        842
Indonesia                 5,339      7,649      5,339      7,649
Myanmar                     472        628        472        628
India                     6,264      7,107      6,264      7,107
Pakistan                    113        201        113        201
Srilanka                     80        137         80        137
Bangladesh                  362        299        362        299
Macao                         -          -          -          -
Iran                        213        285        213        285
Kuwait                       66        123         66        123
Iceland                     672        471        672        471
Norway                      277        246        277        246
Denmark                      73        138         73        138
Russia                      149        190        149        190
Greenland                 1,362      1,266      1,362      1,266
Canada                    1,076        826      1,076        826
U.S.A.                       29         60         29         60
Mexico                      115        216        115        216
Colombia                     63        100         63        100
Guyana                        5          9          5          9
Surinam                     171        329        171        329
Ecuador                     386        524        386        524
Brazil                       76        139         76        139
Argentina                   121        159        121        159
Mozambique                  107        156        107        156
Madagascar                  206        187        206        187
Australia                   266        509        266        509
Papua New Guinea             20         21         20         21
New Zeland                   70        117         70        117
  Total                  24,820     29,672     24,820     29,672
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M.T. = Metric tons; Value = million yen; - = no imports; 0 = less
than one

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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