Shrimp imports fell to 544,000 tonnes in 2020, with the market contracting by nearly 50% in the second half of the year

According to customs statistics, China's total imports of warm water shrimp products in 2020 will be about 544,000 tons, down 16% from the previous year, and imports will be about $3.1 billion, down 22%.
Especially in the second half of the year, the import market contracted particularly hard, with total imports of about 205,000 tons in the third and fourth quarters, down 48% from a year earlier and imports of about $1.12 billion, down 54% from a year earlier.
2019, China imported about 720,000 tons of shrimp products, more than the U.S. (700,000 tons) and less than the U.S. ($4.44 billion).
43,700 tonnes of frozen warm water shrimp in December 2020, up from 32,200 tonnes in November, but down as much as 50 per cent from the same period in 2019 (87,000 tonnes).
the second half of this year, almost all suppliers' exports to China have shrunk sharply.
Ecuador's white shrimp sales were about 113,500 tonnes, down 45 per cent year-on-year; India's white shrimp sales were about 45,000 tonnes, down 52 per cent year-on-year; Vietnam's was 11,700 tonnes, down 55 per cent year-on-year; Thailand's sales were 7,800 tonnes, down 54 per cent year-on-year; and Saudi white shrimp sales were down 69 per cent year-on-year.