ANALYSIS: U.S. Shrimp Imports Drop Sharply in June
In data released Tuesday, U.S. shrimp imports fell sharply in June compared to last year with broad losses in nearly all our top trade partners. Imports for the month fell 14 percent to 117.241 million pounds, from 136.278 million pounds last year. The impact of negative y-o-y data was seen in all the top five: India (-14.8%), Ecuador (-20.2%), Indonesia (-8.9%), Vietnam (-8.5%), and Thailand (-14.0%).
There were also losses from Argentina (-6.6%) and Mexico (-45.8%). The only gainer in...
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