South Korea imported frozen white-legged shrimp in October, up 51% year-on-year

South Korea imported 1,159 tons of frozen white-legged shrimp in October, up 51% from 768 tons in the same month last year, and imported 13,363 tons in the first 10 months, down 21% from 16,841 tons a year earlier, FiS said.
imports in October 2015-2020 were 1,341 tonnes, 14 per cent lower than that figure in October this year, with an average import price of $5.61 per kilogram.
imports of frozen white leg shrimp in October were $6.51 million, compared with $5.15 million a year earlier, up 26% year-on-year.
main suppliers of frozen white-legged shrimp: Ecuador, Peru, Malaysia, Colombia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.
the first 10 months of this year, the cumulative supply and partial unit prices of the above countries were: -Ecuador: 7602 tons; - Peru: 3226 tons; - Malaysia: 1170 tons, $7.17 per kilogram; - Colombia: 6 77 tons, $5.30 per kilogram; - Vietnam: 541 tons, $7.62 per kilogram; - Saudi Arabia: 99 tons, $5.24 per kilogram; - Thailand: 21 tons; - India: 13 tons.
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