Shrimp imports into the United States dropped 14 percent year over year in June 2024.
June’s U.S. shrimp import total sunk to 117.2 million pounds, or 53,179 metric tons (MT), down from 136.3 million pounds (61,816 MT) in June 2023, and 140.6 million pounds (63,768 MT) in May 2024.
U.S. imports are now down 11,000 MT year-to-date at 771.3 million pounds (349,841 MT) between January and June 2024, versus 794.6 million pounds (360,426 MT) in the same time period of 2023.
India, the top shrimp provider to the U.S., saw its exports drop nearly 15 percent year over year in June to 43.7 million pounds (19,823 MT) from 51.3 million pounds (23,274 MT) in June 2023. Ecuador’s U.S. exports dropped 20 percent to 30 million pounds (13,610 MT) from 37.6 million pounds (17,045 MT). And Indonesia’s exports fell from 22.3 million pounds (10,093 MT) to 20.3 million pounds (9,192 MT).
Other prominent shrimp-exporting nations also …
