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U.S. - Prepared Or Preserved Crab Meat - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights
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Article Publishing Date: Sep 16, 2021

U.S. Preserved Crab Meat Imports Recover from Last Year’s Slump

IndexBox has just published a new report: 'U.S. - Prepared Or Preserved Crab Meat - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights'. Here is a summary of the report's key findings.

American imports of prepared or preserved crab meat show a sign of recovery this year. In the first seven months of 2021, the U.S. imported 17.5K tons of crab meat, which was +4.4% higher than the figures for the same period of 2020. In 2021, the average price for imported crab meat rose approximately by +22% compared to the previous year. Indonesia remains the largest supplier, providing nearly half of the total American import volume. Last year, the U.S. boosted purchases from Indonesia, while imports from Venezuela and China declined.

American Imports of Prepared or Preserved Crab Meat

In the first seven months of 2021, the U.S. purchased 17.5K tons of crab meat against 16.7K tons of the same period of 2020. In value terms, they increased from $327M to $417M. The average price for imported crab meat grew approximately by +22% compared to the figures of 2020.

In 2020, the amount of prepared or preserved crab meat imported into the U.S. dropped to 30K tons, down by -7.8% against the year before. In value terms, prepared or preserved crab meat imports dropped sharply from $693M to $562M (IndexBox estimates) in 2020.

In 2020, Indonesia (14K tons) constituted the largest supplier of prepared or preserved crab meat to the U.S., with a 47% share of total imports. Moreover, imports from Indonesia exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Venezuela (2.5K tons), sixfold. China (2.4K tons) ranked third in terms of total imports with an 8.2% share.

In 2020, the import volume from Indonesia rose by +11.2% y-o-y. The supplies from Venezuela and China declined by -15.9% y-o-y and -14.4% y-o-y respectively.

In value terms, Indonesia ($280M) constituted the largest supplier of prepared or preserved crab meat to the U.S., comprising 50% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by the Philippines ($46M), with an 8.2% share of total imports. It was followed by Vietnam, with a 7.4% share.

The average import price for prepared or preserved crab meat stood at $18,894 per ton in 2020, declining by -12.1% against the previous year. There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In 2020, the country with the highest price was the Philippines, while the price for China was amongst the lowest.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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      Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects

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    7. 7. PRODUCTION

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      1. PRODUCTION VOLUME AND VALUE

    8. 8. IMPORTS

      The Largest Import Supplying Countries

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    11. LIST OF TABLES

      1. Key Findings In 2023
      2. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
      3. Market Value, 2012–2023
      4. Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2023
      5. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      6. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      7. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
      8. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      9. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      10. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

    12. LIST OF FIGURES

      1. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
      2. Market Value, 2012–2023
      3. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
      4. Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
      5. Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
      6. Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
      7. Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
      8. Market Volume Forecast to 2030
      9. Market Value Forecast to 2030
      10. Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
      11. Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
      12. Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
      13. Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
      14. Production Volume And Growth
      15. Exports And Growth
      16. Export Prices And Growth
      17. Market Size And Growth
      18. Per Capita Consumption
      19. Imports And Growth
      20. Import Prices
      21. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
      22. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
      23. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
      24. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
      25. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
      26. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      27. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      28. Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
      29. Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
      30. Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
      31. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
      32. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      33. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
      34. Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023

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