Its allegation is that shrimp industry of these countries has been subsidized by the Government through preferential policies.
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Top ten shrimp suppliers for the U.S, Jan – Oct 2011 – 2012, tonnes |
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|
Origin |
Jan- Oct 2012 |
Share (%) |
Jan - Oct 2011 |
Variation (%) |
|
|
109 ,012 |
25.3 |
149,625 |
-27.1 |
|
|
69 ,054 |
16.0 |
61,617 |
+12.1 |
|
|
60 ,499 |
14.1 |
58,221 |
+3.9 |
|
|
49 ,774 |
11.6 |
39,593 |
+25.7 |
|
|
32 ,125 |
7.5 |
36,637 |
-12.3 |
|
|
29 ,392 |
6.8 |
33,752 |
-12.9 |
|
|
21 ,513 |
5.0 |
22,289 |
-3.5 |
|
|
18 ,562 |
4.3 |
23,203 |
-20.0 |
|
|
7 ,869 |
1.8 |
5,265 |
+49.5 |
|
|
7 ,190 |
1.7 |
7,373 |
-2.5 |
|
Others |
25 ,480 |
5.9 |
28,208 |
-9.7 |
|
TOTAL |
430 ,470 |
100 |
465,783 |
-7.6 |
The U.S – the second largest consumer of
The U.S took the leading position in importing
In 2012, shrimp exports to the market saw decline in comparison with the previous year, however the market is still the second position in consuming shrimp products of
The U.S is considered as a target destination for shrimp from
Imported shrimp currently makes up 80 – 90 percent of the total shrimp supply of the
During past ten years, farmed shrimp imported into the U.S has faced many protection campaigns by domestic shrimpers. However, shrimp import into the U.S has increased year by year to meet the demand of American consumers.
In Jan – Oct 2012, shrimp landings of the U.S only reached 98.7 million pound (44,890 MT). The volume of farmed shrimp imported into the country in the period touched 948.2 million pound (430,470 MT).
In case the U.S shrimpers are successful in their attempt to get countervailing duty, the importers and consumers in the country are directly affected by higher prices.
As the comments by the chief editor of seafood.com, the challenge for the domestic industry is not to claim their shrimp and farmed shrimp are fungible substitutes for each other, but to recognize they have a unique wild product that can stand on its own.
Vietnam – the leading supplier of large shrimp for the U.S.
In term of value,
|
U/15 shrimp imports by the U.S, Jan- Oct 2012 |
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|
thousands of pounds and US$ |
||||||
|
U/15 |
Volume |
Value |
Volume |
Value |
Variation in volume (%) |
Variation in value (%) |
|
2012 |
2012 |
2011 |
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,473 |
45,127 |
7,571 |
44,842 |
-1.3 |
+0.6 |
|
|
7,168 |
53,788 |
6,544 |
50,163 |
+9.5 |
+7.2 |
|
|
5,023 |
25,707 |
5,288 |
35,123 |
-5.0 |
-26.8 |
|
|
2,850 |
21,140 |
2,635 |
18,842 |
+8.1 |
+12.1 |
|
|
2,169 |
13,296 |
1,109 |
7,326 |
+95.6 |
+81.4 |
|
Other |
7,855 |
48,037 |
6,663 |
44,872 |
+17.9 |
+7 |
|
Total |
32,538 |
207,095 |
29,811 |
201,168 |
+9.1 |
+2.9 |
Thailand supplied the largest volume of peeled and cooked shrimp to the U.S.
Statistics by NMFS showed that
|
Cooked shrimp imports by the U.S, Jan- Oct 2012 |
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|
thousands of pounds and US$ |
||||||
|
. Shrimp, Cooked |
Volume |
Value |
Volume |
Value |
Variation in volume (%) |
Variation in value (%) |
|
2012 |
2012 |
2011 |
2011 |
|||
|
|
77,058 |
332,247 |
109,494 |
487,964 |
-29.6 |
-31.9 |
|
|
14,054 |
64,543 |
19,506 |
94,601 |
-28.0 |
-31.8 |
|
|
13,028 |
58,317 |
12,875 |
59,245 |
+1.2 |
-1.6 |
|
|
9,298 |
33,826 |
11,102 |
41,527 |
-16.3 |
-18.5 |
|
|
3,863 |
13,813 |
2,888 |
10,411 |
+33.8 |
+32.7 |
|
Other |
7,624 |
28,253 |
9,555 |
35,079 |
-20.2 |
-19.5 |
|
Total |
124,926 |
531,000 |
165,421 |
728,828 |
-24.5 |
-27.1 |
|
Peeled shrimp imports by the U.S, Jan- Oct 2012 |
||||||
|
thousands of pounds and US$ |
||||||
|
Shrimp, Peeled |
Volume |
Value |
Volume |
Value |
Variation in volume (%) |
Variation in value (%)
|
|
2012 |
2012 |
2011 |
2011 |
|||
|
|
92,764 |
389,041 |
106,637 |
457,699 |
-13.0 |
-15.0 |
|
|
66,443 |
279,344 |
69,473 |
326,406 |
-4.4 |
-14.4 |
|
|
44,321 |
189,117 |
33,784 |
179,073 |
+31.2 |
+5.6 |
|
|
42,266 |
139,305 |
37,759 |
126,001 |
+11.9 |
+10.6 |
|
|
40,139 |
203,785 |
41,932 |
227,760 |
-4.3 |
-10.5 |
|
|
20,741 |
66,860 |
33,236 |
102,122 |
-37.6 |
-34.5 |
|
|
16,979 |
33,357 |
11,160 |
17,466 |
52.1 |
+91.0 |
|
|
16,212 |
51,677 |
20,478 |
73,289 |
-20.8 |
-29.5 |
|
|
5,909 |
20,127 |
5,007 |
16,657 |
+18.0 |
+20.8 |
|
|
1,666 |
5,586 |
4,048 |
15,723 |
-58.9 |
-64.5 |
|
Other |
9,409 |
36,715 |
10,352 |
43,612 |
-9.1 |
-15.8 |
|
Total |
356,849 |
1,414,913 |
373,866 |
1,585,807 |
-4.6 |
-10.8 |
Through October 2012,
|
Breaded shrimp imports by the U.S, Jan- Oct 2012 |
||||||
|
thousands of pounds and US$ |
||||||
|
Shrimp, Breaded |
Volume |
Value |
Volume |
Value |
Variation in volume (%) |
Variation in value (%) |
|
2012 |
2012 |
2011 |
2011 |
|||
|
|
37,464 |
99,332 |
38,535 |
98,759 |
-2.8 |
+0.6 |
|
|
18,820 |
67,917 |
25,952 |
93,781 |
-27.5 |
-27.6 |
|
|
5,113 |
15,762 |
6,279 |
19,800 |
-18.6 |
-20.4 |
|
|
2,993 |
9,672 |
5,529 |
18,604 |
-45.9 |
-48.0 |
|
|
1,901 |
6,005 |
1,494 |
4,942 |
+27.3 |
+21.5 |
|
Other |
1,999 |
6,390 |
1,497 |
4,194 |
+33.5 |
+52.4 |
|
Total |
68,290 |
205,078 |
79,286 |
240,079 |
-13.9 |
-14.6 |
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