Tuna Market Report - February 2010 [February 2010]
Recession impacts US tuna market
Canned fish is not immune to the effects of the recession. US orders for canned tuna products from the Philippines have slowed significantly; export from the Philippines dropped 12% in the first nine months of 2009. Ecuador’s export of tuna pouches to the US market dropped by 25% in the January to September 2009 period compared with the same period a year earlier.
Tuna Market Report - Thailand - June 2009 [June 2009]
Thai canned tuna exports expand further
The reduced tariff quota on canned tuna, the so-called Cotonou compromise quota, for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines ended in June 2008 and it was not renewed. Canned tuna is a key issue in EU-ASEAN discussions for a free trade agreement (FTA), and reduced tariff access to EU markets will come in the context of such an FTA.
Tuna Market Report - Europe - January 2009 [January 2009]
Tuna prices slowly recovering
The price of tuna reached new lows in December. Buyers disappeared as they waited for signs that the market has stabilized. Other buyers reneged on confirmed purchase contracts sighting inability to open letters of credit or simply lack of funds. Cargoes diverted from confirmed sales artificially increased the available supply in an already oversupplied market
Tuna Market Report - Thailand - January 2009 [January 2009]
General overview and price trends
The EU salmon market is dominated by imports of fresh, whole (gutted) products, mostly from Norway, imports of Norwegian fresh salmon representing nearly 70 percent of total EU salmon imports from non-EU countries. In January-June 2007 Norway exported 238 600 tonnes of fresh salmon to the EU (live weight), a 19 percent increase from the same period of the previous year.
Tuna Market Report - Thailand - November 2008 [November 2008]
Thailand expands top performance
Despite the skyrocketing prices of tuna worldwide, Thailand imported more raw materials for canning during the first half of this year; overall imports increased by 4.1%. However, yellowfin and albacore imports were below last year’s levels. Imports of raw material reached 377 000 tonnes in the first half of 2008, some 8% ahead of the period of last year.
