EU imports of raw frozen and value-added shrimp from Asia, Latin America and Africa have continued to rise this year, reaching 30,604 tonnes and 26,849 tonnes in January and February, respectively, confirms new industry analysis from Shrimp Insights.
The total imported volume of 57,453 tonnes (+8%) was valued at €396.4 million (+23%).
Shrimp Insights notes that while the Southern EU is ahead by 5% of last year at 32,250 tonnes for the first two months of 2025, the Northwestern part is 15% ahead at 23,468 tonnes. However, the Eastern part of the EU is 10% behind at 1,735 tonnes.
In terms of products, imports of raw frozen shrimp increased by 4% year-over-year to 49,019 tonnes, but imports of value-added products increased much faster, by 35% to 8,434 tonnes. The top three suppliers to the EU all increased their exports, Ecuador by 12% (to 26,065 tonnes), India by 38% (to 8,932 tonnes), and Vietnam by 12% (to 7,784 tonnes).
According to Shrimp Insights, India is likely to replace a lot of Venezuela’s market share – supplies this year dropped by 51% year-over-year to 4,042 tonnes.
In terms of average prices, in 2025 average import values of raw frozen shrimp from India (primarily peeled) continued to surge. Average prices of imported raw frozen shrimp from Ecuador (primarily HOSO) slightly dropped.
