In May 2025, Indonesia exported 21,288 metric tons of shrimp, marking a +27% increase compared to May 2024. Export value rose even more sharply to $180 million, a +33% YoY increase. This performance brings total shrimp exports for the period January through May to 89,224 MT and $756 million, representing a +15% and +26% YoY growth respectively.
The sharp rise in May likely reflects a strategic acceleration of shipments ahead of expected trade measures, including the anticipated outcome of the ongoing U.S. anti-dumping review.
Products: Cooked Shrimp and Raw Vannamei Continue to Dominate
In May, cooked and marinated shrimp exports grew to 5,951 MT, an impressive +61% YoY increase. Cumulative exports for this category reached 26,248 MT between January and May, up +37% YoY, making it the strongest-performing segment in relative growth terms.
Raw L. vannamei exports reached 9,828 MT in May, up +23% YoY, while YTD exports totaled 42,883 MT, showing a solid +20% increase compared to the same period last year.
Breaded shrimp exports came in at 934 MT in May, a +15% YoY increase. Cumulative exports reached 3,725 MT, up +8% YoY.
Raw P. monodon continued to underperform, with 853 MT exported in May (down -8% YoY) and a YTD total of 3,485 MT, down -14% YoY. This trend confirms a longer-term decline in black tiger shrimp exports from Indonesia.
The data shows Indonesia's product mix is increasingly geared toward higher-value, processed shrimp, especially cooked and marinated formats.
Top Markets: Pre-Tariff Surge in the U.S. Drives Growth
The United States remains Indonesia’s dominant export destination. Shipments in May reached 14,458 MT, up +25% YoY, bringing the YTD total to 59,744 MT—a +14% increase over the same period last year. The strong May performance likely reflects efforts to front-load shipments ahead of potential U.S. anti-dumping tariffs.
Exports to Japan declined slightly in May to 2,802 MT (down -6% YoY), but YTD figures still show +7% growth, reaching 13,359 MT.
China showed remarkable recovery, with May volumes at 1,620 MT, a +294% YoY increase. YTD exports to China rose to 4,466 MT, up +21% YoY, despite erratic monthly volumes earlier in the year.
The EU-27 market grew strongly, with May exports reaching 882 MT, up +93% YoY, and a YTD total of 4,095 MT, a +63% increase.
Exports to Canada continued to surge, with May volumes of 340 MT, up +28% YoY, and a YTD total of 1,974 MT, more than doubling with a +108% YoY increase.
Commentary
Indonesia’s shrimp export data for May shows strength not only in volume and value but also in product diversification and market reach. The notable surge in shipments to the U.S.—combined with gains in value-added products—suggests a calculated move to maximize export earnings before potential anti-dumping tariffs are imposed. Whether this momentum can be sustained in the second half of the year will depend heavily on the outcome of the U.S. tariff decision which is now expected 1st of August.
Byte in Numbers
Total
- Volume
- Jan: 17,094 MT = +4% YoY
- Feb: 18,988 MT = +38% YoY
- Mar: 17,365 MT = -5% YoY
- Apr: 14,489 MT = +16% YoY
- May: 21,288 MT = +27% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 89,224 MT = +15% YoY
- Value
- Jan: $141 million = +14% YoY
- Feb: $157 million = +48% YoY
- Mar: $150 million = +9% YoY
- Apr: $128 million = +31% YoY
- May: $180 million = +33% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): $756 million = +26% YoY
Products
- Raw L. Vannamei
- Jan: 8,792 MT = +14% YoY
- Feb: 8,868 MT = +34% YoY
- Mar: 8,388 MT = +7% YoY
- Apr: 7,007 MT = +23% YoY
- May: 9,828 MT = +23% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 42,883 MT = +20% YoY
- Raw P. Monodon
- Jan: 350 MT = -59% YoY
- Feb: 816 MT = +16% YoY
- Mar: 765 MT = -15% YoY
- Apr: 701 MT = +4% YoY
- May: 853 MT = -8% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 3,485 MT = -14% YoY
- Cooked and Marinated
- Jan: 4,934 MT = +26% YoY
- Feb: 5,549 MT = +45% YoY
- Mar: 5,458 MT = +20% YoY
- Apr: 4,355 MT = +36% YoY
- May: 5,951 MT = +61% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 26,248 MT = +37% YoY
- Breaded
- Jan: 745 MT = +11% YoY
- Feb: 745 MT = +21% YoY
- Mar: 698 MT = -11% YoY
- Apr: 602 MT = +5% YoY
- May: 934 MT = +15% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 3,725 MT = +8% YoY
Top Five Markets
- USA
- Jan: 11,531 MT = +10% YoY
- Feb: 12,271 MT = +29% YoY
- Mar: 11,695 MT = -4% YoY
- Apr: 9,790 MT = +15% YoY
- May: 14,458 MT = +25% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 59,744 MT = +14% YoY
- Japan
- Jan: 2,452 MT = -4% YoY
- Feb: 2,779 MT = +23% YoY
- Mar: 2,859 MT = +16% YoY
- Apr: 2,468 MT = +11% YoY
- May: 2,802 MT = -6% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 13,359 MT = +7% YoY
- China
- Jan: 1,079 MT = -32% YoY
- Feb: 1,381 MT = +631% YoY
- Mar: 205 MT = -85% YoY
- Apr: 181 MT = +36% YoY
- May: 1,620 MT = +294% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 4,466 MT = +21% YoY
- EU-27
- Jan: 713 MT = +72% YoY
- Feb: 884 MT = +51% YoY
- Mar: 1,027 MT = +75% YoY
- Apr: 590 MT = +25% YoY
- May: 882 MT = +93% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 4,095 MT = +63% YoY
- Canada
- Jan: 324 MT = +185% YoY
- Feb: 491 MT = +261% YoY
- Mar: 420 MT = +38% YoY
- Apr: 399 MT = +204% YoY
- May: 340 MT = +28% YoY
- YTD (Jan–May): 1,974 MT = +108% YoY
