Status of Philippine Seafoods Export in Comparison with Other ASEAN Communities

With Focus on Shrimp, Crab & Tuna

Nelson BasconesPresident, Philexport Cebu

Part 1:Shrimps Export

Philippine Shrimp Export Quantity(For all shrimp species and all forms)

Top 5 Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Tons

Japan 7,066 6,984 4,330 2,420 3,568

USA 1,470 1,364 579 1,809 2,817

Korea 414 356 131 423 1,311Taipei, Chinese 1,477 666 262 33 621

UAE 130 139 191 0 294TOTAL WORLD 12,085 10,715 6,538 4,685 9,631

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Philippine Shrimp Export Value(For all shrimp species and all forms)

Top 5 Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

Japan 33 40 25 34 26

USA 6 7.9 3.4 19 19

Korea 1.4 1.8 0.7 5.6 11

UAE 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.14 2.8

Taipei, Chinese 3.1 1.6 0.8 0 2.0

TOTAL WORLD 51 60 36 59 67

**exports has been fluctuating for the past five years**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Case in Point 1: Japan Shrimp Imports from ASEAN Communities

ASEANCountries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

Viet Nam 411 402 402 436 449

Indonesia 347 382 376 412 357

Thailand 300 352 339 215 141

Myanmar 46 52 59 65 63

Malaysia 52 76 63 47 39

Philippines 41 42 36 34 34

**imports from the Philippines is very low**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Case in Point 2: USA Shrimp Imports from ASEAN Communities

ASEANCountries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

Indonesia 440 613 586 791 1,126

Vietnam 418 385 350 485 683

Thailand 944 1,000 714 481 373

Malaysia 145 201 168 78 176

Philippines 6.2 6.5 4.3 19.5 26.4

Myanmar 0 0 0 4.3 11.7

**imports from the Philippines is very low**But the volume is increasing since 2013 and expected to increase further in 2015 onwards as more farmers

are growing shrimps.Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Imports (Tons) 2012 2013 2014 2015Thailand 136,376 84,324 64,713 21,815India 65,732 94,408 108,716 35,048Indonesia 74,232 81,268 103,592 39,705Ecuador 81,678 74,682 92,694 29,970Vietnam 41,248 59,886 73,753 16,246China (mainland) 35,738 32,572 32,614 8,614Mexico 26,489 18,525 20,277 7,793Malaysia 23,524 10,307 17,951 5,636Peru 8,401 9,014 11,803 3,501Guyana 8,998 8,752 6,697 3,254Honduras 9,140 8,550 8,011 1,302Panama 3,192 4,812 4,118 779Nicaragua 4,687 3,209 2,746 405Bangladesh 2,704 3,576 1,495 1,075Venezuela 2,640 2,071 3,431 655Argentina 686 1,730 4,504 1,450Guatemala 2,603 2,378 2,260 1,047Philippines 1,244 2,473 2,908 690

Case in Point 3: USA Vannamei Shrimp Imports (HLSO, P&D)

SOURCE: Urner Barry Publications and U.S. Department of Commerce and Census BureauCreated on: 6/15/2015 9:12:34 AM

Part 2: Crabs Export

Philippine Crab Export Quantity(For all crab species, all forms)

Top 5 Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Tons

Hong Kong 1,842 2,319 2,876 2,304 3,604

Taipei, Chinese 1,054 1,259 1,299 1,673 2,201

China 537 969 1,017 3,359 2,069

Singapore 992 868 1,400 1,204 1,690

USA 0 79 222 1,400 1,377

TOTAL WORLD 4,607 5,745 7,477 12,223 11,942

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Philippine Crab Export Value

Top 5 Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

USA 0 0.3 1.7 9.3 19.7

Hong Kong 8.8 11.4 13.4 11.6 17.2

China 3.0 4.6 4.6 9.4 11.2

Taipei, Chinese 4.4 5.4 6.6 8.1 10.8

Singapore 5.0 4.2 6.7 6.0 8.3

TOTAL WORLD 22 27 37 50 71

**exports has been increasing for the past five years**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Case in Point 4: USA Crab Imports from ASEAN Communities

**imports from the Philippines is very low**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

ASEAN Countries2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Millions)Viet Nam 14 19 19 15 164Singapore 52 61 61 62 67Indonesia 13 38 42 51 45Malaysia 17 18 23 23 24Thailand 11 12 13 12 17Brunei Darussalam 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.4 1.7Myanmar 0 0.003 0.006 0.003 0.5Philippines 0.393 0.234 0.146 0.181 0.389Cambodia 0.014 0.018 0 0 0.031ASEAN 111 151 162 168 322

USA Census Imports: Quantity (Tons)

2012 2013 2014 2015

Indonesia 7,365 6,303 6,900 3,281

China (mainland) 3,590 3,359 4,442 2,092

Philippines 1,499 2,313 2,818 950

Vietnam 1,610 1,304 1,731 589

Thailand 1,432 1,434 1,486 487

Case in Point 5: USA Crab Imports (Pasteurized Canned Crab Meat)

SOURCE: Urner Barry Publications and U.S. Department of Commerce and Census BureauCreated on: 6/15/2015 9:12:34 AM

Part 3: Tuna Export

Philippine Tuna Export QuantityTotal for fresh, whole, fillet, steaks,

cannedTop

Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Tons

Spain 15,714 5,412 4,974 6,386 5,656

Italy 4,836 4,892 3,785 5,155 4,809

Japan 3,841 2,675 2,291 3,686 2,963

El Salvador 0 0 48 1,985 1,700

Mauritius 0 0 0 0 1,675

Kenya 0 0 325 250 1,525

United States of America 3,672 2,893 3,804 1,707 1,498

France 2,147 864 1,014 1,259 1,393

World 34,267 21,556 21,162 26,960 25,787

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Philippine Tuna Export Value

Top 5 Countries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

Japan 24 18 12 10 28

Spain 27 11 12 15 12

Italy 9 11 9 13 11

USA 22 23 48 9 7

Mauritius 0 0 0 0 3

TOTAL WORLD 100 81 100 75 89

**exports has been fluctuating for the past five years**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

Case in Point 6: Japan Tuna Imports from ASEAN Communities

ASEANCountries

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USD (Million)

Thailand 331 362 525 428 381

Viet Nam 56 74 126 100 77

Philippines 38 24 32 46 39

Singapore 21 20 30 15 15

Malaysia 4 2 4 5 6

Indonesia 13 10 12 5 3

ASEAN 465 495 732 602 524

**imports from the Philippines is very low**

Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics.

There is still big opportunity in the global seafood sector... But we need to work hand in hand to

capture that opportunity.

Thank You!