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GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - February 2025
03/03/2025
In 2024, consumer demand for shrimp in China and the United States of America, the top two largest markets, was flat or fell below the previous year’s level. This, together with the low shrimp prices in the international trade throughout 2024, kept global production of farmed shrimp at around the 2023 level, according to preliminary production data.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - December 2024
09/12/2024
Falling imports in China and the United States of America in particular, affected global shrimp trade during January-June 2024. China was the top market in terms of quantity, while the United States led in import value.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - September 2024
10/11/2024
The overall production volume of Asian farmed shrimp in the first half of 2024 was smaller than in the same period in 2023, due to lower stocking density. Vannamei supply has dropped as farmers move towards black tiger. China continues to import less shrimp as domestic production rises while imports into Western markets during 2024 are expected to be moderate.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly shrimp analysis - April 2024
08/07/2024
Global inflation, economic stagnation and reduced consumer disposable incomes in North America and Europe curbed demand for shrimp in 2023, affecting its trade in other markets. Despite the low price levels in the international trade, shrimp imports declined across the board worldwide except in China, the leading shrimp importer in 2022 and 2023.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly shrimp analysis - June 2024
03/06/2024
International shrimp export prices throughout 2023 were weak due to inflation, causing farmers in Asia to reduce stocking densities in ponds. Ecuador and China retained their positions as top exporter and importer, respectively, in terms of volume.
GLOBEFISH Trade Statistics - Shrimp Q2 2022
17/08/2022
The GLOBEFISH Trade Statistics focus on trends in trade flows for the major product groups and most important traders using the most recently available data. Data is sourced from the...
Key news
US shrimp imports declined in 2023
17/10/2024
Shrimp has always been considered one good indicator of the economic performance of a country, particularly at consumer level. Last year was no exception....
Excessive chemical additives found in Chinese imports of Ecuadorian Pacific white shrimp
28/03/2024
A post on Chinese social media by a local individual has attracted great attention, warning of an excessive level of chemical additives on shrimp...
China: Shrimp market downturn in 2023
15/03/2024
Following the lifting of epidemic control measures in December 2022, data showed a 12.3 percent increase in the volume of shrimp imports into China...
US shrimp imports declined in 2023
01/02/2024
Shrimp has always been considered one good indicator of the economic performance of a country, particularly at consumer level. Last year was no exception....
Guyana Seabob Fisheries
16/01/2024
One of the main fish products that Guyana exports is seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri), a type of shrimp that is harvested from the Atlantic Ocean.