Despite the global spread of coronavirus during the first two months of the year, import volumes of US shrimp continued to surge in February, outpacing previous years by a considerable margin.

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the US imported 51,564 metric tons of shrimp worth $439.7 million in February 2020, marking an increase of 20% in both value and volume imported over February 2019. The average overall price was $8.53 per kilogram, down $0.16 on the $8.69/kg paid the month prior, but up by $0.05 on February 2019's average price of $8.48/kg [...]