Shrimp
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GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - October 2025
10/12/2025
Demand for fresh and frozen shrimp remained steady in Southeast Asia and the Far East for local consumption and export processing. Consumption will increase in the Asia-Pacific between December 2025 and January 2026 in conjunction with Christmas as well as Gregorian and Lunar New Year festivities.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - August 2025
08/09/2025
Farmed shrimp production in South and Southeast Asia was higher than forecasted during April–June 2025 as US buyers rushed to procure supplies before the implementation of high tariffs from 1 August. Thereafter, shrimp farmers in India reported a drastic drop in ex-farm sales (down by almost 90 percent in August) due to the lack of demand from their top market, the United States.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - May 2025
12/06/2025
Global shrimp imports dropped by 1.6 percent in volume and 5.9 percent in value in 2024. The combined share of China and the United States of America in this trade declined marginally from 49 percent in 2023 to 48 percent in 2024, equivalent to 100 000 tonnes of shrimp.
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.
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Shifts in the global shrimp trade and production
29/08/2025
Global shrimp imports dropped by 1.6 percent in volume and 5.9 percent in value in 2024.
The combined share of China and the United...
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....