(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The cargo of 5 tunas (volume of nearly 230 kg) originated from Binh Dinh province, Vietnam and caught under Japanese techniques have been auctioned successfully in Sakai city (Osaka Prefecture, Japan) by Japan-based Kato Hitoshi General Office Co. Ltd. The average auction price of Vietnam tuna is higher than that of tuna from many countries in the Asian region.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Feb 2016, Vietnam tuna exports reached nearly US$24 million, down 21% year on year. The cumulative figure in the first two months of 2016 hit US$60.7 million, down 4% from the same period of 2015 (US$63.3 million).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna exports in Jan 2016 showed the advance after the continuous slump in 2015. The tuna exports in Jan 2016 rose 11% compared to the same period of 2015, reaching nearly US$36.9 million.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the late 2015, Vietnam's tuna exports to the U.S. showed a decline. However, the total tuna exports to the U.S. in 2015 of Vietnam reached over US$190 million, up 8.5% compared to 2014. The U.S. remained to be the largest importer of Vietnam tuna.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2015, Vietnam tuna exports to Italy saw the decrease. Howerver, in the early 2016, tuna exports to the market have recovered.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) With ocean tuna capture production of 17,000 MT, Vietnamese enterprises import an additional of 5,000 MT of ocean tuna for processing each year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Total value of Vietnam's tuna imports from countries in 2015 recorded US$214.9 million, an increase of 16.8% compared to 2014. Imports of most tuna products are rising, especially raw tuna.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Tuna fishermen in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh came back to shore with a bountiful catch of tuna after nearly a month offshore.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Eight ocean tuna caught by fishermen from the central province of Binh Dinh, Vietnam, were recently auctioned in Japan. A 39kg tuna sold for the highest price of 1,600 yen/kg, earning nearly $600.

(vasep.com.vn) In the last 2 years, Egypt and other countries in the Middle East have been a new destination for tuna from Southeast Asia.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam tuna exports to Spain increased in the first 4 months of 2015, followed by a decline in the next 4 months and gained back again in September. Through September, Spain was Vietnam’s second largest importing market for tuna in the EU.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's tuna export to Italy dropped steadily from the beginning of 2015 till September. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, the country earned over US$ 1.9 million from tuna exports in September only, about 6 times as much as last year's result. However, tuna exports through September declined 39% year on year to over US$ 9.5 million.

(vasep.com.vn) In the past 5 years, Vietnam tuna exports to Canada are increasingly high. Canada is one of 10 leading tuna consumers of Vietnam as well as the 14th largest tuna consumer of the world. However, so far this year, Vietnam tuna exports to the market have seen ebbs and flows.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam tuna exports in August 2015 continued to post a year-on-year reduction of nearly 10% to reach US$39.8 million. The figure in the first 8 months of the year hit US$303.5 million, down 7% year on year. The decline was attributable to lower demand from main importing market and year-on-year drop in global tuna price.

(vasep.com.vn) On 1st September 2015, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Decision No. 3562 on tuna management plan.