Totals
Indonesia exported 16,063 MT of shrimp in April 2026, up 7% YoY. This followed declines of 6% in January, 19% in February, and 30% in March. For 2026 YTD, exports reached 62,405 MT, down 13% YoY. In value terms, April exports reached $143 million, up 11% YoY. For 2026 YTD, export value reached $562 million, down 3% YoY. Last year’s trend was strong from Q1 through Q3, supported by tariff front-loading, but turned dramatic in Q4 due to the radioactive shrimp issue.
Products
Raw L. vannamei remained Indonesia’s largest export category. April exports reached 7,095 MT, down 6% YoY. For 2026 YTD, raw L. vannamei exports reached 29,905 MT, down 18% YoY. Cooked and marinated shrimp exports reached 4,926 MT in April, up 13% YoY. For 2026 YTD, the category reached 17,841 MT, down 12% YoY. Breaded shrimp exports reached 723 MT in April, up 20% YoY. For 2026 YTD, breaded shrimp exports reached 2,280 MT, down 18% YoY. The gap between raw and value-added exports continues to close showing that Indonesia’s competitive edge is continuously shifting towards higher value products. Raw P. monodon exports reached 774 MT in April, up 10% YoY. For 2026 YTD, raw P. monodon exports reached 2,552 MT, down 3% YoY.
Top Markets
The USA remained Indonesia’s largest export market. April exports reached 9,838 MT, down 1% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to the USA reached 38,482 MT, down 16% YoY. This was to be expected, given tariff front-loading in Jan-Apr 2025 and the recovery from the radioactive shrimp hurdle in Q4 2025.
Market diversification continues but at a much slower phase than last year. Exports to Japan reached 2,507 MT in April, up 2% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to Japan reached 9,288 MT, down 12% YoY. China exports reached 1,311 MT in April, up 623% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to China reached 4,192 MT, up 47% YoY. Malaysia exports reached 546 MT in April, up 34% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to Malaysia reached 2,827 MT, up 6% YoY.
EU-27 exports from Indonesia reached 509 MT in April, down 15% YoY. For 2026 YTD, exports to the EU-27 reached 1,979 MT, down 39% YoY.
Byte in Numbers
Totals
- Volume
- May: 21,288 MT = +27% YoY
- Jun: 16,036 MT = +2% YoY
- Jul: 17,525 MT = +12% YoY
- Aug: 14,862 MT = -19% YoY
- Sep: 16,554 MT = -10% YoY
- Oct: 8,233 MT = -59% YoY
- Nov: 14,967 MT = -19% YoY
- Dec: 23,701 MT = +31% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 201,113 MT = 0% YoY
- Jan: 16,070 MT = -6% YoY
- Feb: 16,171 MT = -19% YoY
- Mar: 12,769 MT = -30% YoY
- Apr: 16,063 MT = +7% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 62,405 MT = -13% YoY
- Value
- May: $180 million = +33% YoY
- Jun: $133 million = +10% YoY
- Jul: $150 million = +19% YoY
- Aug: $138 million = -3% YoY
- Sep: $154 million = +5% YoY
- Oct: $76 million = -55% YoY
- Nov: $141 million = -7% YoY
- Dec: $228 million = +51% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: $1,776 million = +11% YoY
- Jan: $154 million = +9% YoY
- Feb: $144 million = -9% YoY
- Mar: $118 million = -22% YoY
- Apr: $143 million = +11% YoY
- 2026 YTD: $562 million = -3% YoY
Products
- Raw L. Vannamei
- May: 9,828 MT = +23% YoY
- Jun: 7,979 MT = +24% YoY
- Jul: 8,156 MT = +17% YoY
- Aug: 7,189 MT = -20% YoY
- Sep: 7,705 MT = -16% YoY
- Oct: 3,868 MT = -60% YoY
- Nov: 7,444 MT = -20% YoY
- Dec: 11,968 MT = +31% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 97,192 MT = +2% YoY
- Jan: 8,183 MT = -7% YoY
- Feb: 7,235 MT = -27% YoY
- Mar: 6,060 MT = -35% YoY
- Apr: 7,095 MT = -6% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 29,905 MT = -18% YoY
- Raw P. Monodon
- May: 853 MT = -8% YoY
- Jun: 549 MT = -39% YoY
- Jul: 714 MT = -27% YoY
- Aug: 752 MT = -8% YoY
- Sep: 762 MT = -18% YoY
- Oct: 872 MT = -11% YoY
- Nov: 738 MT = +0% YoY
- Dec: 694 MT = -20% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 8,566 MT = -16% YoY
- Jan: 587 MT = +68% YoY
- Feb: 627 MT = -23% YoY
- Mar: 565 MT = -26% YoY
- Apr: 774 MT = +10% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 2,552 MT = -3% YoY
- Cooked and Marinated
- May: 5,951 MT = +61% YoY
- Jun: 4,032 MT = +15% YoY
- Jul: 5,093 MT = +26% YoY
- Aug: 4,738 MT = -7% YoY
- Sep: 4,716 MT = -2% YoY
- Oct: 1,696 MT = -67% YoY
- Nov: 3,337 MT = -30% YoY
- Dec: 6,741 MT = +32% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 56,612 MT = +9% YoY
- Jan: 3,739 MT = -24% YoY
- Feb: 4,844 MT = -13% YoY
- Mar: 4,332 MT = -21% YoY
- Apr: 4,926 MT = +13% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 17,841 MT = -12% YoY
- Breaded
- May: 934 MT = +15% YoY
- Jun: 997 MT = +15% YoY
- Jul: 994 MT = -1% YoY
- Aug: 578 MT = -53% YoY
- Sep: 477 MT = -43% YoY
- Oct: 441 MT = -57% YoY
- Nov: 398 MT = -61% YoY
- Dec: 735 MT = -13% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 8,345 MT = -17% YoY
- Jan: 684 MT = -8% YoY
- Feb: 566 MT = -24% YoY
- Mar: 307 MT = -56% YoY
- Apr: 723 MT = +20% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 2,280 MT = -18% YoY
Top Markets
- USA
- May: 14,458 MT = +25% YoY
- Jun: 9,908 MT = +0% YoY
- Jul: 10,762 MT = +2% YoY
- Aug: 8,813 MT = -30% YoY
- Sep: 9,913 MT = -21% YoY
- Oct: 1,860 MT = -86% YoY
- Nov: 7,635 MT = -36% YoY
- Dec: 16,246 MT = +32% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 125,588 MT = -8% YoY
- Jan: 10,408 MT = -11% YoY
- Feb: 9,641 MT = -22% YoY
- Mar: 8,595 MT = -28% YoY
- Apr: 9,838 MT = -1% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 38,482 MT = -16% YoY
- Japan
- May: 2,802 MT = -6% YoY
- Jun: 2,622 MT = -5% YoY
- Jul: 2,834 MT = +4% YoY
- Aug: 2,685 MT = -10% YoY
- Sep: 2,669 MT = +5% YoY
- Oct: 3,467 MT = +20% YoY
- Nov: 2,983 MT = +14% YoY
- Dec: 2,680 MT = +3% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 33,300 MT = +6% YoY
- Jan: 2,285 MT = -7% YoY
- Feb: 2,464 MT = -11% YoY
- Mar: 2,032 MT = -29% YoY
- Apr: 2,507 MT = +2% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 9,288 MT = -12% YoY
- China
- May: 1,620 MT = +294% YoY
- Jun: 1,398 MT = +12% YoY
- Jul: 1,421 MT = +247% YoY
- Aug: 313 MT = -19% YoY
- Sep: 1,379 MT = +8% YoY
- Oct: 798 MT = -53% YoY
- Nov: 2,023 MT = +39% YoY
- Dec: 1,956 MT = +186% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 13,753 MT = +27% YoY
- Jan: 1,423 MT = +32% YoY
- Feb: 1,333 MT = -4% YoY
- Mar: 125 MT = -39% YoY
- Apr: 1,311 MT = +623% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 4,192 MT = +47% YoY
- Malaysia
- May: 31 MT = -76% YoY
- Jun: 90 MT = +32% YoY
- Jul: 184 MT = +65% YoY
- Aug: 188 MT = +277% YoY
- Sep: 189 MT = +77% YoY
- Oct: 170 MT = +97% YoY
- Nov: 422 MT = +319% YoY
- Dec: 138 MT = -35% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 1,790 MT = +49% YoY
- Jan: 208 MT = +239% YoY
- Feb: 608 MT = -24% YoY
- Mar: 546 MT = -18% YoY
- Apr: 546 MT = +34% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 2,827 MT = +6% YoY
- EU-27
- May: 896 MT = +97% YoY
- Jun: 795 MT = +35% YoY
- Jul: 959 MT = +30% YoY
- Aug: 1,256 MT = +66% YoY
- Sep: 980 MT = +33% YoY
- Oct: 609 MT = +7% YoY
- Nov: 870 MT = +33% YoY
- Dec: 836 MT = -5% YoY
- 2025 Year-Total: 10,517 MT = +41% YoY
- Jan: 521 MT = -27% YoY
- Feb: 503 MT = -43% YoY
- Mar: 447 MT = -56% YoY
- Apr: 509 MT = -15% YoY
- 2026 YTD: 1,979 MT = -39% YoY
