Scallop imports into the United States in the first five months of the yeardropped sharply, dragged down primarily by a huge decline in overall imports ofPeruvian and Chinese product.
Through May, scallop imports reached 9,619 metric tons, worth some $149.4million (€136.5 million).
The figures are down 33 percent and 13.9 percent, respectively.
Behind the decline was a huge drop in frozen scallops from Peru, according to the latest data from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Peruvian scallop imports fell from 2,036 metric tons to just 670 metric tonsover the period, a decline of 66.9
