Suppliers of raw Penaeus and value-added shrimp from Africa, Asia and South America in January 2021-2025
In January 2025, the EU imported 30,604 MT of raw Penaeus and value-added shrimp from Africa, the Middle East, the EU, and the US. This is an 8% increase year over year and a new record for January, breaking the previous record from 2022.
The increase was accounted for by the import of value-added products from India and Vietnam in the Northwestern EU; imports dropped year over year in the Southern and Eastern EU. Supplies from Ecuador and Venezuela dropped year over year.
The average value per kg reached €6.47, up from €5.99 in 2024 and €6.87 in 2023, but down from €7.86 in 2022. Some more details below:
Import Regions
- Southern EU: 15,998 MT = -4% YoY
- Northwestern EU: 13,649 MT = +30% YoY
- Eastern EU: 957 MT = -14% YoY
Products
- Raw Frozen Penaeus Shrimp (HS 03061792): 25,929 MT = +2% YoY
- Value-Added (HS 160521, HS 160529): 4,675 MT = +61% YoY
Top Five Suppliers
- Ecuador: 12,514 MT = -3% YoY
- India: 4,848 MT = +68% YoY
- Vietnam: 4,484 MT = +41% YoY
- Venezuela: 2,811 MT = -45% YoY
- Bangladesh: 1,464 MT = +73% YoY