U.S. Shrimp Industry Overview

According to the UN FAO data for the last two decades the U.S. capture shrimp production has stayed almost unchanged and averaged 133 thousand tonnes per year. Over the same period imports of shrimps almost doubled - from 513 thousand tonnes in 2000 to 909 thousand tonnes in 2021. Major exporters of shrimps to U.S. are India, Ecuador, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.