Before World War II, Japan was the principal export market 

 for United States frozen shrimp. In the 193U-38 period. United States 

 exports to that country- averaged 1,775,000 pounds annually. Export 

 statistics for recent years are as follows : 



Frozen 



Canned 



Current Japanese imports of fresh or frozen shrimp are rela- 

 tively small v;hen compared with prewar levels. Imports in 19Sh from 

 Australia, South Korea, Oman, and the United States totaled approximately 

 70,000 pounds. The United States government obtained a reduction in the 

 Japanese import duty on fresh, chilled or frozen shrimp or prawns from 

 10 percent ad valorem to 5 percent in the 1956 Geneva trade agreement 

 negotiations . 



In recent years. United States imports of shrimp from Japan 

 have shown a sharp upward trend, as evidenced by the following data: 



Pounds 



Value 



According to reports from the Japanese Fisheries Agency there 

 appear to be no immediate prospects for any substantial expansion of the 

 Japanese shrimp industry. 



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