After boosting shipments to the US for the first time in years in 2017, there is firm expectation that Thai canners will continue to do the same, and the latest statistics are already showing growth...
The extra container charge that was imposed on Ecuadorian tuna exporters has been suspended for 90 days. During this time, the exporters will not be made to pay any additional costs and the...
The value of US frozen tuna imports surged in the first half of 2018, driven primarily by volume growth. While imports of fresh tuna also rose in the same period, the increase in this case was driven...
There has been substantial growth in the volume of whole round skipjack tuna reaching Bangkok in the first half of this year. The strong imports are recorded just before the FAD ban started in the...
Thai canned tuna exports to the EU have suffered in the first quarter of 2018 with shipments down considerably compared to the previous year. Major processor in the nation, Thai Union, has put the...
As the trade war between the US and China continues to intensify, Chinese exports of tuna-like species such as Euthynnus Affinis and Auxis Thazard could get a further boost.
The ongoing trade war...
During the first five months of this year Spanish processors have sustained growth in their exports of canned and semi-preserved seafood products. Their main shelf-stable fish product, canned tuna,...
Vietnamese tuna exports to the US market have continued to decline over the first half of the year, with the value of shipments dropping by 8.3 percent compared to the previous year. This fall was...
Although overall EU canned tuna imports have dropped by 10 percent in this year’s first quarter, Ecuadorian processors have managed to modestly increase their business with buyers in the bloc. The...
An extra container charge at the Port of Guayaquil has caused representatives from a number of industries including Ecuador’s tuna sector to voice their disapproval. Tuna exporters are being made to...
The escalating trade war between the United States and China has the potential to push seafood processors from both countries, in the direction of Thailand. This is according to Chanintr...
A notably strong increase in German canned tuna imports was seen in the first quarter of this year as buyers created a “safety buffer” to cut out any risk of defaulting on contracts with retailers....
Both the US and China have been involved in an ongoing trade dispute with the two countries imposing increased import tariffs on a range of products. The latest threat from the US includes higher...
EU imports of canned tuna fell 10 percent in the first quarter of this year, corresponding with reports from major processing locations that demand from the bloc has not been strong. The figures...
Vietnamese processors have seen their overall tuna exports to the EU increase in value by just over 25 percent in the first quarter of the year with pre-cooked loins contributing significantly to the...
The US has listed more than 6,000 additional items from China that it intends to levy tariffs on as early as September. Some tuna products, including fresh and frozen, have also made the list –...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Spain has announced that it plans to keep the current pre-cooked tuna loins quota the same at 25,000 tons. The government expects this measure to ensure...
USAID Oceans, along with a Philippines-based technology provider, will equip small-scale pole and line Filipino fisheries with transmitters to track their tuna catch. As said by USAID, the...
The final steps are being put into action in order to implement the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU, which will include shelf-stable tuna products and pre-cooked loins. It has...
With the EU market’s demand for tuna products strengthening, Henk Brus, Managing Director of Pacifical, has addressed the question of where increased future supply should come from, especially when...
