JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, DECEMBER 2008
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Country of Origin Metric Tons Million yen
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China 1,500 1,310
Taiwan 10 8
HG Kong - -
Vietnam 4,064 3,264
Thailand 2,372 1,874
Malaysia 331 282
Philippines 243 216
Indonesia 3,259 3,134
Myanmar 649 435
India 2,010 1,468
Pakistan 46 24
Sri Lanka 65 69
Bangladesh 501 323
Saudi Arabia 292 303
Yemen 10 15
Iceland 3 2
Norway 10 12
Denmark 54 67
Russia 803 1,175
Estonia 36 30
Latvia - -
Greenland 526 560
Canada 338 450
USA 25 37
Mexico 62 79
Belize - -
Surinam 14 14
Ecuador 85 79
Peru - -
Brazil 78 98
Argentina 270 365
Mozambique 24 47
Madagascar 113 140
Australia 424 754
Papua New Guinea 17 21
New Zealand - -
Total 18,239 16,658
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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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