Indonesian white shrimp exports to China fall sharply

Published May 3, 2025

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Indonesia's white shrimp exports to China have experienced fluctuations, with a notable decline in January followed by a surge in February, leading to a 39% year-on-year increase for the first two months. Despite this growth, China remains a minor market for Indonesian shrimp, comprising only 6.8% of total exports, while the U.S. dominates with 66%. The increase in exports is driven by high value-added products like cooked, marinated, and breaded shrimp. Challenges such as preferences for cheaper shrimp from other countries, high inventory levels, and logistical issues have slowed exports to China. Consequently, Indonesia is focusing more on high value-added markets like the U.S. and Europe, marginalizing exports to China.

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Exports to China fluctuate significantly, and market share tends to be marginalized Data shows that Indonesia's white shrimp exports to China fell sharply in January, only 1,079 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 32%. Although exports surged to 1,381 tons in February, a year-on-year increase of 631%, it was mainly affected by the extremely low base of the same period last year. In total, Indonesia's white shrimp exports to China from January to February totaled 2,460 tons, a year-on-year increase of 39%, but it still accounted for a very low proportion in its overall export structure, accounting for only 6.8% of the total export volume. In contrast, the United States continues to be the largest export market for Indonesian shrimp, with cumulative exports reaching 23,802 tons in January and February, accounting for 66%. During the same period, the export growth to the EU, Canada and other markets was also quite significant: Product structure upgrade drives overall export growth ...

Source: Foodmate