JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, OCTOBER 2008
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Country of Origin Metric Tons Million yen
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China 2,041 1,880
Taiwan 2 6
HG Kong 13 28
Vietnam 4,953 4,568
Thailand 2,515 2,102
Malaysia 499 376
Philippines 372 404
Indonesia 3,446 3,513
Myanmar 742 535
India 2,810 2,388
Pakistan 126 54
Sri Lanka 70 77
Bangladesh 258 183
Saudi Arabia 183 203
Iceland 2 1
Norway 6 6
Denmark 119 97
Russia 486 783
Estonia 21 29
Latvia 40 18
Greenland 402 490
Canada 754 731
USA - -
Mexico - -
Belize - -
Surinam 14 21
Ecuador 71 78
Peru 1 2
Brazil 125 158
Argentina 370 420
Mozambique 37 40
Madagascar 127 122
Australia 371 678
Papua New Guinea 38 56
New Zealand - -
Total 21,013 20,047
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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
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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