Demand for canned tuna worldwide is likely to remain rather flat, despite the likelihood that prices will increase, according to Globefish’s May 2013 tuna report.

Between 1 January and 30 May, 2013 Argentinean maritime ports received a total of 314,733.9 tonnes of fishing resources. This figure shows a 4.2 per cent rise compared to the cumulative volume between the first day of 2012 and 31 May of that year, when 301,771.1 tonnes were landed.

(seafood.com) Despite growth in export volumes, the Chilean fishmeal industry has reported a decline in export values through July 2012 due to falling prices.

Chilean salmon exports to the US continued to surge through October 2012 as the total export value also declined.

Exports of fishery products and aquaculture in Chile reached in the first 10 months of 2012 a value of USD 3,806.6 million. This represents an increase of 1 per cent over the same period in 2011, when they totalled USD 3,770.7 million.

Chilean mussel export volumes and values have improved in 2013 compared to year ago levels according to recent data from InfoTrade.

The OECD/FAO ten year food supply outlook is being published June 26th. Summaries have shown the economists expect a strong continued growth in fisheries. This will result both in higher supply and higher prices.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Thailand’s frozen pangasius fillets (HS0304) has been on downtrend while imports of this product are strongly increasing. The current stronger Thai baht against U.S. dollar made many local processors reduce or even stop production in absence of new orders. Some companies intended to close their operations if the value of baht continues to soar higher. Thai fishery industry is asking governement to take measures to stabilize its currency in order to keep domestic fish production on track.

To counter the shrinking of the US catfish business, many traditional catfish companies have broadened their product mix in an effort to grow larger and more diverse.

The average price of fillets –basa and panga- imported in April was USD 3,167/t, down 1% on that of March and 14% on that of April 2012. During the first four months of the year the average was USD 3,217/t, down 14% on that of the same period last year.

Sales of responsibly-sourced seafood are on the rise in the Netherlands. Now Dutch shoppers can enjoy even more choice as the first product carrying the ASC logo for responsible aquaculture and the MSC ecolabel for sustainable wild-catch hits the shops. From this month, Queens Panga & Shrimp Noodles Red Curry, combining farmed pangasius and wild-caught shrimp, will be available with major retailers.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, EU imported nearly US$4.5 billion of shrimp products, down over 30.5 percent compared to that of 2011. This was the sharpest drop since 1995.

Norway's seafood exports totaled NOK 51.6 billion (€7 billion/$9.3 billion) in 2012, a fall of NOK 1.8 billion (€243.9 million/$322.7 million) from the previous year, according to the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.

The value of seafood exports in April totalled NOK 4.4 billion (EUR 577.4 million), representing an increase of NOK 795 million (EUR 104.3 million) or 22 per cent compared to April 2012, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).

Unloading of frozen tuna for canned production by Philippine fishing companies has been in a huge downtrend in the first two quarters, but a fisheries official said Thursday the catch is expected to improve towards the end of the year.