The Japanese market imported USD 145.7 million (EUR 128.4 million) worth of shrimp from Vietnam in the first four months of this year, a decrease of 0.1 percent year-on-year, which the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) attributed to a weakened yen, an economic downturn and high shrimp prices.
However, according to the International Trade Commission (ITC), Japan’s total shrimp imports during the aforementioned period reached 62,300 metric tons (MT) worth USD 645.7 …