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Major Customers and Geographic Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Major Customers and Geographic Information  
Major Customers and Geographic Information

 

Note 13 Major Customers and Geographic Information

 

Net sales by product line for the years 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spirulina products

 

$

8,863

 

$

8,701

 

$

8,387

 

Natural astaxanthin products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BioAstin®

 

18,713

 

15,912

 

8,434

 

Other products

 

5

 

18

 

6

 

 

 

$

27,581

 

$

24,631

 

$

16,827

 

 

There were no customers at or above 10% of our total net sales for fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The following table presents sales for the years 2013, 2012 and 2011 by geographic region:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net sales(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

17,386

 

63

%

$

16,430

 

67

%

$

9,809

 

58

%

Germany

 

1,342

 

5

%

1,223

 

5

%

1,192

 

7

%

The Netherlands

 

1,207

 

4

%

953

 

4

%

1,118

 

7

%

Other

 

7,646

 

28

%

6,025

 

24

%

4,708

 

28

%

 

 

$

27,581

 

100

%

$

24,631

 

100

%

$

16,827

 

100

%

 

 

(1)                                 Net sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer.