Indian Shrimp Imports to US Up 20 Million Pounds from 2016; Accounts for 25% of Q1 Volume
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - May 4, 2017
The volume of Indian shrimp imported into the US market in the first quarter of the year exceeded 2016 levels by about 20 million pounds. Indian shrimp now represents more than a quarter of all imported volumes in the US market this year.
According to shrimp import date from the US Department of Commerce, March imports increased 2.3 percent increase for the month. Overall imports are now down only 0.8 percent.
Indian imports continue on a tear with a 31.8 percent increase over last year and 32.7 percent increase through the first quarter...
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