According to numbers from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Fisheries Statistics and Economics Division, the U.S. imported $334 million (€254.6 million) in shrimp, or 49 million kilos, in January, compared to $323 million (€246 million), or 47 million kilos, in January 2006.
Breaded frozen shrimp imports remained about the same, but shrimp peeled and frozen increased 10 percent in value, with the U.S. importing $105 million (€80 million), or 13.8 million kilos, compared to $96 million (€73 million), or 13.4