# Presentation: 042679

## U.S. and World Shrimp TradeTrends in Production, Imports, and Exports

**U.S. and World Shrimp Trade****Trends in Production, Imports, and Exports**

**Reed Blauer**
**USDA Foreign Agricultural Service**
**February 2006**

**Notes:**
During the past century, consumers have moved from canned and cured seafood to fresh and frozen products.  Major factors led to the changed consumptive patterns, including:  higher incomes, convenience, household composition, product availability, increased sources of supply, and packaging and refrigeration improvements.

## U.S. Consumption of Fish and Shellfish

**U.S. Consumption of Fish and Shellfish**

***FAS, USDA***

***Note: Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service.  ***

**Notes:**
During the past century, consumers have moved from canned and cured seafood to fresh and frozen products.  Major factors led to the changed consumptive patterns, including:  higher incomes, convenience, household composition, product availability, increased sources of supply, and packaging and refrigeration improvements.

## U.S. Consumption of Shrimp is Rising Steadily

**U.S. Consumption of Shrimp is Rising Steadily**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note: Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service. Shrimp, all preparations. *

**Notes:**
Shrimp has enjoyed increased popularity, both as a restaurant item and for at-home preparation.

## U.S. Landings and Imports of Shrimp

**U.S. Landings and Imports of Shrimp**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note: Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service. Landings and imports as head-off conversion.*

**Notes:**
Clearly, the foreign suppliers have been the benefactors of the growing popularity of shrimp in the United States.

## U.S. Aquaculture Production of Shrimp, 1995-2003

**U.S. Aquaculture Production of Shrimp, 1995-2003**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note: Live-weight*

**Notes:**
Compared to our foreign competitors, U.S. producers face higher land and feed costs.  These are often reported as major constraints to increased aquaculture production of shrimp.

## U.S. Landings and U.S. Aquaculture Production of Shrimp

**U.S. Landings and U.S. Aquaculture Production of Shrimp**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note: Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service.   **Landings , head-off; aqua as reported processors.*
** 04 aquaculture not available*

**Notes:**
Although shrimp farming in the United States has become increasingly popular, having more than doubled during the past ten years, farmed production pales in comparison to the ocean caught harvest.

## U.S. Shrimp Harvest, by Region in 2004

**U.S. Shrimp Harvest, by Region in 2004**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note: Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service.   Landings and imports as head-off conversion.*

**Notes:**
Clearly, most of the U.S. harvest comes from the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions.  

## Value of Close-in vs. Exclusive Economic Zone U.S. Landings of Shrimp in 2004

**Value of Close-in vs. Exclusive Economic Zone U.S. Landings of Shrimp in 2004**

*FAS, USDA*

*Note:  Fisheries of the United States, National Marine Fisheries Service. Landings and imports as head-off conversion.*

**Notes:**
Shrimp fishing occurs almost equally close-to-shore (less than 3 miles) and at sea (3 to 200 miles).

## World Imports of Shrimp; all types and prepared & preserved, 2000 - 2004

**World Imports of Shrimp; all types and prepared & preserved, 2000 - 2004**

*FAS, USDA*

*Source:  Global Trade Atlas with FAS estimates.*

**Notes:**
In a move toward greater consumer convenience, prepared and preserved shrimp accounted for 20 percent of world trade in 2003, up from just 18 percent in 2000.

## World Exports and Imports of Shrimp, 
2000 – 2004

**World Exports and Imports of Shrimp, **
**2000 – 2004**

*FAS, USDA*

*Source:  Global Trade Atlas, with FAS estimates.*

**Notes:**
Despite the popularity of shrimp in the United States, the value of world exports and imports appears to be declining somewhat as the increased quantity of exports has led to lower per-unit values.  The demand for shrimp is related to many factors.  Retail sales of shrimp may be negatively impacted by the growing abundance of farmed fish, such as salmon and tilapia, which are also in abundance and facing downward pricing pressures as demand has not kept up with growing supplies.  Shrimp demand is also heavily dependent on demand within the hotel, restaurant, and institutional sectors of the major shrimp consuming markets such as the United States, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.   

## Leading Exporters of Shrimp in 2004

**Leading Exporters of Shrimp in 2004**

*Source:  Global Trade Atlas, with FAS estimates. *

*FAS, USDA*

**Notes:**
Looking at the top four shrimp exporters, it’s easy to see that shrimp production goes hand-in-hand with low cost labor and favorable climate for production, either for the at-sea harvest or for aquaculture production.

## Leading Importers of Shrimp in 2004

**Leading Importers of Shrimp in 2004**

*FAS, USDA*

*Source:  Global Trade Atlas, with FAS estimates.*

**Notes:**
Clearly, U.S. consumers have an almost unequaled taste for imported shrimp that can be supported by our high purchasing power.

## World Production of Shrimp vs. U.S. Production of Shrimp,  1994 - 2003

*FAS, USDA*

*Source:  FAO Data*

**World Production of Shrimp vs. ****U.S. Production of Shrimp,  1994 - 2003**

**Notes:**
With less than 8 million pounds per year of aquaculture shrimp production, U.S. farmed shrimp production is overwhelmed by world farmed tropical shrimp production.