Total Shrimp Production by Country in the World

It is important to understand more about shrimp production by country because as a part of aquaculture product, shrimp is one of the most valuable traded objects in the world today. Even in the year of 2005, farmed shrimp reaches 10.6 billion in the global industry. And nowadays, the production is still growing larger and annually rate around 10 percent proof that the shrimp is highest growth rates in aquaculture product compared than others. Let’s learn about which countries produce the most shrimp for export import market in the world.

Farmed shrimp production by country in the world

Farmed shrimp mostly produced in tropical climate and it needs few months (around 3 to 6 months precisely) to raise ready-to-be marketed shrimp. Although, farmed shrimp is always associated with environment destruction but with today’s technologies the world is working to improve shrimp production so it can be more environmentally friendly.

Most shrimp production by country carries out by China followed by other Asian countries including Thailand, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ecuador. Generally speaking, the shrimp export import activities provide essential income for these developing countries and the farming method gives easier access for shrimp loving countries such as United States, Japan, Europe, as well as other countries globally.

As of 2016, it has been reported that India still in the top number one country to produce shrimps for global market followed by Thailand as the second largest exporter. In 2016, production of the shrimp in Thailand increased around 15 percent from 260,000 in 2015 to 300,000 metric tons last year while production in India only increased about 5 percent to 400,000 metric tons. Unfortunately, if we want to compare 2016 to 2015 worldwide shrimp production, the amount was down by 1 percent.

China remains to produce the most; however their products are mostly for domestic consumption. And it was reported that the bamboo country experienced less production by 8 percent from 2015. Meanwhile, both Vietnam and Indonesia shrimp production by country increased to 5 percent and 23 percent. Vietnam shrimp production was reported to increase to 220,000 metric tons and Indonesia to 270,000 metric tons. In addition, other shrimp production by country outside Asia such as Latin America countries decreased by 3 percent to 525,000 metric tons. As of this year, it is expected that the total global shrimp production won’t change because some of countries reported still struggling with shrimp disease.

Potential shrimp exported market are United States, Australia, and Japan. China, Taiwan, and Korea are other potential countries in shrimp export import activities. Indonesia suppliers for the shrimp have increased along with Thailand and India as the top sources of farmed shrimp. And if we are going to give conclusion which countries are high in production then we can take some look in the notes above.

Farmed shrimp species

There are many species of shrimp which farmed, raised, produced, and sold worldwide. However, not all species are farmed because some of them unsuitable to be sold due to the small size and they are not profitable. The two species dominating shrimp production by country are:

-          Pacific white shrimp; it is one type of shrimp that mainly harvested in western countries. They can be found in Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru and can grow up to 23 cm in size.

-          Black tiger shrimp; it is one type of shrimp which mostly farmed in Asian countries. And it is the largest cultivated shrimp since it can grow up to 36 cm in size. This species native both in Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The two species above accounted for about 80 percents for overall shrimp production by country. However, there are also other shrimp species being bred such as: Kuruma shrimp farmed mostly in Japan and Taiwan, Indian white shrimp, and Banana shrimp which can be found in Indonesia and Australia.

Knowing about shrimp production in every country will help you to find the right shrimp suppliers when you want to import some shrimp species. You can tell which country can give the best product in available quantities and whether they can give easy access for you to import some of their product. More information regarding shrimp production around the world soon will be updated thus you can stay updating this website.