Total shrimp imports to the U.S. were up significantly year over year in January, as reported by NOAA, from just over 131 million pounds, or 59,442 metric tons (MT), to nearly 157 million pounds (71,188 MT), an increase of 19.76 percent.
The change was mostly due to a big bump in Indian imports, as well as increases from Vietnam and Thailand.
India saw a 55.39 percent year-over-year increase in shrimp exports to the U.S. in January, rising from 44.22 million pounds (20,055 MT) to 68.72 million pounds (31,164 MT).
Ecuador, the next biggest shrimp exporter to the U.S. in the month, saw a 13.3 percent decline, dropping from 38.91 million pounds (17,648 MT) in January 2024 to 33.73 million pounds (15,301 MT) in January 2025.
Coming in third place, Indonesia saw a 1.29 percent increase year over year, from 25.10 million pounds (11,387 MT) to 25.43 million pounds (11,534 MT).
Vietnam sent 10.84 million pounds (4,916 MT) of shrimp to the U.S. in January 2025, up from 7.99 million pounds (3,627 MT) in January 2024, marking a 26.22 percent jump.
Next, Thailand saw a 16.85 percent increase, sending 4.91 million pounds (2,226 MT) to the U.S. in January 2025, up from 4.08 million pounds (1,851 MT) in January 2024.
Argentina sent 4.03 million pounds (1,829 MT) to the U.S. in January 2025, a 36.63 percent increase from the 2.56 million pounds (1,159 MT) it sent in the same month of 2024.
Though Canada does not generally import shrimp to the U.S. in large quantities, it saw a 71.01 percent boost in the month, shipping 0.98 million pounds (445 MT) in January 2025, up from 0.28 million pounds (129 MT) in January 2024.
Other smaller producers, including Peru, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, saw increases in shrimp exports, though only Peru sent more than 200 MT in January 2025.
Other countries all exported less than 0.36 million pounds (165 MT) of shrimp to the U.S. in January.
