According to statistics from the World Trade Center (ITC), Canada imported tuna from more than 43 countries around the world in 2023, reaching 214 million USD. In particular, Thailand, Italy, Vietnam, the USA, Mexico, Indonesia, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines are the 9 largest tuna suppliers in this market, accounting for 95% of the total import value.
In 2023, Canada's tuna imports from major suppliers decreased compared to the previous year.
Currently, Thailand's tuna products are dominating the Canadian tuna market, with a proportion of up to 52% of the total tuna import turnover of this market. Therefore, to avoid being too dependent on tuna supplies from Thailand companies, in recent years Canadian importers have tended to reduce imports from this country. And Canada is increasingly expanding its tuna supply from other countries, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, or Ecuador.
Vietnam's tuna exports to Canada in recent years
Vietnam's tuna exports to Canada from 2019 to 2022 were increasing. In 2023, due to the impact of economic inflation, exports declined. But overall, export turnover in the past 5 years increased from 21 million USD in 2019 to nearly 34 million USD in 2023, an increase of 57%.
Canada imports a lot of processed and canned tuna from other countries, accounting for more than 80% of the total import value. Since the CPTPP Agreement took effect, exports of canned tuna products with the HS code 16 from Vietnam to Canada have increased significantly. The export turnover of this product group increased from 8 million USD to nearly 15 million USD in the past 5 years. However, Vietnam's market share is still small, only about 13%, while Thailand is 52% and Italy is 15%.
On the contrary, in the frozen tuna meat/loin segment (HS code 0304) in Canada, Vietnam is leading with a market share of about 46%. Currently, the main competitors with Vietnam for products of HS code 0304 are Indonesia and Ecuador. However, Canadian demand for products in this product group has not increased much. The CPTPP Agreement does not have a significant immediate impact on Vietnam's export growth of product groups under HS code 0304.
(vasep.com.vn) Through the first quarter of the year, in a context where the shrimp industry still faced many risks, shrimp exporting enterprises still showed efforts and determination in production and business.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's shrimp exports reached over 686 million USD, an increase of 14% over the same period in 2023.
Having identified its weakness in 2023, entering the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam's shrimp industry has undergone a clear change, reflected through increases in exports to major markets.
It is necessary to develop more detailed and consistent regulations on seafood production for export in line with the implementation of solutions towards sustainable and responsible fishing practices.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After increasing to the highest level in 2022, Canada's tuna imports in 2023 dropped to the lowest level in the past 10 years, reaching 35 thousand tons, down 24% over the year. Canada is currently one of the 15 largest tuna import markets in the world.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Chile, one of the countries participating in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), has tended to increase tuna imports from Vietnam in the past 3 years. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, this South American country imported nearly 3 million USD of tuna products from Vietnam in the first 2 months of 2024, an increase of 58% over the same period in 2023.
Economic and social development activities, overexploitation, pollution, diseases, and climate change have adversely affected the ecological environment, leading to a severe decline or the extinction of many precious indigenous aquatic species.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The prices of pangasius fingerlings and raw pangasius in ponds fell in March, following steady increases in the first two months of this year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In February 2024, the average export price of Vietnamese pangasius to markets increased by 4%, although the volume decreased by 40% compared to the previous month.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) There was a 6% decline in Vietnam's pangasius exports to Brazil in February 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, with the total value reaching 6 million USD.
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