Totals
US shrimp imports reached 66,935 MT in January 2026, down 6% year-on-year. Import value totaled $630 million, flat compared with January 2025, indicating stable average prices despite the decline in volume. The January result follows a year in which imports totaled 795,641 MT in 2025, up 2% year-on-year, with growth concentrated in the first half due to frontloading ahead of the tariffs and softer volumes toward the end when the tariffs came into effect.
Products
Product performance varied across categories. Peeled frozen shrimp, the largest segment, totaled 35,581 MT (-1% YoY), remaining broadly stable year-over-year. Shell-on frozen shrimp imports declined to 15,531 MT (-14% YoY), while cooked and marinated products also fell to 9,872 MT (-16% YoY). In contrast, breaded shrimp imports increased significantly to 5,934 MT (+17% YoY), making it the only major product category showing clear growth at the start of the year.
Origins
Among the main suppliers, in January, the largest volume was imported from India, but imports from India declined to 22,655 MT (-27% YoY). Ecuador continued to expand its presence in the US market with 19,479 MT (+27% YoY), benefitting from the tariff situation. Indonesia increased shipments to 12,335 MT (+7% YoY). A further YoY increase is expected in February due to the resumption of shipments following the radioactive shrimp incident. Vietnam exported 4,315 MT (-13% YoY), and Thailand recorded the strongest growth among the top suppliers, reaching 3,562 MT (+51% YoY).
Byte in Numbers
Totals
- Volume:
- Feb: 64,177 MT = +8% YoY
- Mar: 70,250 MT = +11% YoY
- Apr: 70,279 MT = +19% YoY
- May: 65,332 MT = +0% YoY
- 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 2026: 66,935 MT = -6% YoY
- Value:
- Feb: $555 million = +18% YoY
- Mar: $604 million = +21% YoY
- Apr: $612 million = +30% YoY
- May: $562 million = +9% YoY
- 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 2026: $630 million = -0% YoY
Products
- Peeled Frozen
- Feb: 32,179 MT = +8% YoY
- Mar: 34,038 MT = +14% YoY
- Apr: 35,789 MT = +21% YoY
- May: 35,601 MT = +12% YoY
- 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 2026: 35,581 MT = -1% YoY
- Shell-On Frozen
- Feb: 16,797 MT = -3% YoY
- Mar: 20,477 MT = -4% YoY
- Apr: 17,988 MT = +12% YoY
- May: 15,971 MT = -15% YoY
- 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 2026: 15,531 MT = -14% YoY
- Cooked and Marinated
- Feb: 9,800 MT = +27% YoY
- Mar: 9,994 MT = +32% YoY
- Apr: 10,618 MT = +25% YoY
- May: 9,075 MT = +4% YoY
- 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 2026: 9,872 MT = -16% YoY
- Breaded
- Feb: 4,768 MT = +10% YoY
- Mar: 5,132 MT = +25% YoY
- Apr: 5,151 MT = +15% YoY
- May: 4,239 MT = -15% YoY
- 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 2026: 5,934 MT = +17% YoY
Top Five Origins
- India
- Feb: 24,655 MT = +4% YoY
- Mar: 24,952 MT = +7% YoY
- Apr: 26,670 MT = +25% YoY
- May: 26,005 MT = +15% YoY
- 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 2026: 22,655 MT = -27% YoY
- Ecuador
- Feb: 17,804 MT = +6% YoY
- Mar: 22,325 MT = +3% YoY
- Apr: 20,031 MT = +14% YoY
- May: 19,958 MT = +0% YoY
- 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 2026: 19,479 MT = +27% YoY
- Indonesia
- Feb: 10,469 MT = +4% YoY
- Mar: 12,563 MT = +32% YoY
- Apr: 13,925 MT = +34% YoY
- May: 9,249 MT = -21% YoY
- 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 2026: 12,335 MT = +7% YoY
- Vietnam
- Feb: 3,708 MT = +0% YoY
- Mar: 3,624 MT = -6% YoY
- Apr: 3,946 MT = -3% YoY
- May: 4,917 MT = -4% YoY
- 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 2026: 4,315 MT = -13% YoY
- Thailand
- Feb: 2,129 MT = +66% YoY
- Mar: 2,240 MT = +48% YoY
- Apr: 2,233 MT = +11% YoY
- May: 1,521 MT = -18% YoY
- 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 2026: 3,562 MT = +51% YoY
