21 October 2011
Thailand Reports from Bangkok –the world’s largest production center for canned tuna- are that the canneries in the capital of Thailand have not been affected by the enormous floods.
Although parts of the city have been flooded, and almost a third of the country is suffering from flooding, the areas where canneries and cold storages are located have been spared so far.
According to local sources there is no way to tell how the situation will develop the coming weeks, but so far production and exports have been continuing at a normal level.
Two out of the three ports in the area, which are used for loading export containers of canned tuna, have shut down. However the remaining port can still handle volumes satisfactory, and no delays have been reported yet.
