Shrimp prices in Japan steadily gained from January to June, but leveled off in July as demand diminishes in the warmer months. On 9 August, Indonesian shell on 8/12 black tigers were JPY 2,000 (USD 20.35, EUR 15.03) per kilogram, (kg), while 16/20 were approximately JPY 1,500 (USD 15.26, EUR 11.27) per kg.
Indonesia and Argentina shrimp are most prominent in the market. In May, Japan’s imports of frozen shrimp from Indonesia had increased from 2,767 metric tons (MT) to 3,244 MT, wh…
