US shrimp imports returned to growth in May, with volume reaching 69,272 MT, up 7% year-on-year. Import value followed a similar pattern, increasing 5% year-on-year to $585 million. Despite the stronger May performance, year-to-date imports remained 9% below last year at 309,640 MT, while year-to-date value was down 7% at $2.72 billion.
Products
The May recovery was mainly supported by shell-on and breaded shrimp. Shell-on frozen imports increased 21% year-on-year in May to 19,328 MT, although year-to-date volume remained 11% lower at 79,622 MT. Breaded shrimp continued to perform strongly, with May imports up 37% to 5,786 MT and year-to-date volume up 15% to 28,123 MT. Peeled frozen imports were broadly stable in May at 36,126 MT, up 1% year-on-year, while year-to-date volume remained 7% lower at 161,914 MT. Cooked and marinated shrimp remained the weakest category, with May imports down 12% to 8,008 MT and year-to-date volume down 22% at 39,822 MT.
Top Five Origins
Ecuador was the clear driver of the May recovery, with exports to the US increasing 44% year-on-year to 28,637 MT. Year-to-date, Ecuador remained 21% ahead of last year at 114,910 MT. India also improved compared with previous months, but May volume was still 11% below last year at 22,958 MT, leaving year-to-date imports from India down 32% at 90,636 MT. Indonesia’s May exports to the US declined 8% year-on-year to 8,490 MT, while year-to-date volume was down 6% at 53,851 MT. Vietnam remained under pressure, with May volume down 24% to 3,732 MT and year-to-date volume down 16% at 17,728 MT. Thailand recorded a positive May, up 13% to 1,710 MT, and was also 7% ahead year-to-date at 11,211 MT.
Byte in Numbers
Totals
- Volume:
- Jun: 73,051 MT = +35% YoY
- Jul: 72,571 MT = +19% YoY
- Aug: 61,049 MT = -8% YoY
- Sep: 63,846 MT = -10% YoY
- Oct: 58,729 MT = -21% YoY
- Nov: 61,688 MT = -14% YoY
- Dec: 62,990 MT = -11% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 795,641 MT = +2% YoY
- Jan: 66,935 MT = -6% YoY
- Feb: 58,198 MT = -8% YoY
- Mar: 56,523 MT = -19% YoY
- Apr: 58,712 MT = -16% YoY
- May: 69,272 MT = +7% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 309,640 MT = -9% YoY
- Value:
- Jun: $643 million = +46% YoY
- Jul: $629 million = +25% YoY
- Aug: $531 million = -5% YoY
- Sep: $564 million = -6% YoY
- Oct: $530 million = -17% YoY
- Nov: $582 million = -8% YoY
- Dec: $590 million = -5% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: $7,034 million = +9% YoY
- Jan: $630 million = -0% YoY
- Feb: $513 million = -7% YoY
- Mar: $494 million = -17% YoY
- Apr: $509 million = -15% YoY
- May: $585 million = +5% YoY
- 2026 YTD: $2,723 million = -7% YoY
Products
- Peeled Frozen
- Jun: 38,150 MT = +46% YoY
- Jul: 39,968 MT = +23% YoY
- Aug: 34,281 MT = -5% YoY
- Sep: 33,894 MT = -12% YoY
- Oct: 26,649 MT = -28% YoY
- Nov: 30,293 MT = -9% YoY
- Dec: 31,617 MT = -7% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 408,408 MT = +6% YoY
- Jan: 35,581 MT = -1% YoY
- Feb: 28,926 MT = -10% YoY
- Mar: 29,877 MT = -12% YoY
- Apr: 31,404 MT = -12% YoY
- May: 36,126 MT = +1% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 161,914 MT = -7% YoY
- Shell-On Frozen
- Jun: 17,175 MT = +18% YoY
- Jul: 16,770 MT = +19% YoY
- Aug: 13,275 MT = -16% YoY
- Sep: 15,116 MT = -5% YoY
- Oct: 17,432 MT = -6% YoY
- Nov: 16,440 MT = -14% YoY
- Dec: 16,012 MT = -15% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 201,520 MT = -4% YoY
- Jan: 15,531 MT = -14% YoY
- Feb: 15,349 MT = -9% YoY
- Mar: 14,265 MT = -30% YoY
- Apr: 15,150 MT = -16% YoY
- May: 19,328 MT = +21% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 79,622 MT = -11% YoY
- Cooked and Marinated
- Jun: 10,912 MT = +40% YoY
- Jul: 10,152 MT = +8% YoY
- Aug: 9,049 MT = -4% YoY
- Sep: 9,601 MT = -11% YoY
- Oct: 8,506 MT = -32% YoY
- Nov: 10,143 MT = -24% YoY
- Dec: 10,299 MT = -9% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 119,907 MT = +4% YoY
- Jan: 9,872 MT = -16% YoY
- Feb: 8,248 MT = -16% YoY
- Mar: 6,793 MT = -32% YoY
- Apr: 6,900 MT = -35% YoY
- May: 8,008 MT = -12% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 39,822 MT = -22% YoY
- Breaded
- Jun: 6,259 MT = +35% YoY
- Jul: 5,013 MT = +7% YoY
- Aug: 3,944 MT = -18% YoY
- Sep: 4,642 MT = -17% YoY
- Oct: 5,442 MT = -11% YoY
- Nov: 4,571 MT = -16% YoY
- Dec: 4,512 MT = -28% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 58,752 MT = -3% YoY
- Jan: 5,934 MT = +17% YoY
- Feb: 5,633 MT = +18% YoY
- Mar: 5,551 MT = +8% YoY
- Apr: 5,219 MT = +1% YoY
- May: 5,786 MT = +37% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 28,123 MT = +15% YoY
Top Five Origins
- Ecuador
- Jun: 18,003 MT = +30% YoY
- Jul: 18,183 MT = +42% YoY
- Aug: 16,282 MT = +5% YoY
- Sep: 18,896 MT = +23% YoY
- Oct: 22,016 MT = +52% YoY
- Nov: 20,884 MT = +56% YoY
- Dec: 22,121 MT = +25% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 231,804 MT = +18% YoY
- Jan: 19,479 MT = +27% YoY
- Feb: 21,764 MT = +22% YoY
- Mar: 21,726 MT = -3% YoY
- Apr: 23,304 MT = +17% YoY
- May: 28,637 MT = +44% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 114,910 MT = +21% YoY
- India
- Jun: 28,820 MT = +44% YoY
- Jul: 30,890 MT = +15% YoY
- Aug: 26,709 MT = +1% YoY
- Sep: 26,628 MT = -10% YoY
- Oct: 13,217 MT = -57% YoY
- Nov: 18,520 MT = -32% YoY
- Dec: 21,820 MT = -19% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 300,051 MT = +1% YoY
- Jan: 22,655 MT = -27% YoY
- Feb: 15,740 MT = -36% YoY
- Mar: 13,392 MT = -46% YoY
- Apr: 15,890 MT = -40% YoY
- May: 22,958 MT = -11% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 90,636 MT = -32% YoY
- Indonesia
- Jun: 13,219 MT = +42% YoY
- Jul: 12,704 MT = +24% YoY
- Aug: 8,600 MT = -21% YoY
- Sep: 7,505 MT = -31% YoY
- Oct: 8,510 MT = -34% YoY
- Nov: 7,412 MT = -49% YoY
- Dec: 3,641 MT = -72% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 119,331 MT = -11% YoY
- Jan: 12,335 MT = +7% YoY
- Feb: 10,995 MT = +6% YoY
- Mar: 11,454 MT = -8% YoY
- Apr: 10,578 MT = -24% YoY
- May: 8,490 MT = -8% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 53,851 MT = -6% YoY
- Vietnam
- Jun: 7,790 MT = +51% YoY
- Jul: 4,633 MT = -20% YoY
- Aug: 4,188 MT = -46% YoY
- Sep: 5,561 MT = -35% YoY
- Oct: 6,248 MT = -26% YoY
- Nov: 8,010 MT = +7% YoY
- Dec: 6,824 MT = +17% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 64,413 MT = -7% YoY
- Jan: 4,315 MT = -13% YoY
- Feb: 3,756 MT = +2% YoY
- Mar: 3,140 MT = -13% YoY
- Apr: 2,785 MT = -29% YoY
- May: 3,732 MT = -24% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 17,728 MT = -16% YoY
- Thailand
- Jun: 2,301 MT = +17% YoY
- Jul: 2,151 MT = -8% YoY
- Aug: 1,608 MT = -3% YoY
- Sep: 1,581 MT = -34% YoY
- Oct: 2,694 MT = -27% YoY
- Nov: 2,659 MT = -38% YoY
- Dec: 3,450 MT = +9% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 26,958 MT = -4% YoY
- Jan: 3,562 MT = +51% YoY
- Feb: 1,741 MT = -17% YoY
- Mar: 2,223 MT = -0% YoY
- Apr: 1,976 MT = -11% YoY
- May: 1,710 MT = +13% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 11,211 MT = +7% YoY
