South Korea imported 14,103 metric tons (MT) of shrimp with a total value of USD 115.8 million (EUR 101.9 million) in the first-quarter of this year, an increase in value of 4.9 percent year-on-year, continuing the growth trend seen in 2015 and 2016.
According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), the value of shrimp imports into South Korea in 2016 reached USD 532.3 million (EUR 468.6 million), up 4.5 percent compared to 2015. In volume terms, these exports totaled 83,000 MT, makin…