Now, German market is favoring ready-to-eat, semi-processed, canned seafood products. German consumers give priority to products with reasonable price, high quality and easy to use. Formerly, German consumers liked products with reasonable price while in the past 10 years, they are in high demand for processed tuna.
Tuna consumption by German people in the period of 2006 - 2010 saw stability. Since 2010, the consumption reported a slight reduction. The average per capita consumption of the item in the country reached 2 kilogram per annum. According to report of Fisch Informationszentrum, tuna consumption accounted for nearly 11 percent of the country’s total seafood demand. According to International Trade Center (ITC), Germany ranked the 8th in importing tuna and the 7th in buying canned tuna in the world. Among top 7 largest canned tuna importers, Germany is claiming the highest growth in importing the item with its market share of more than 3.4 percent of the total canned tuna imports by the world.
Germany is importing tuna from over 41 suppliers around the world, in which top 5 largest suppliers are Ecuador (with the market share of 21 percent), Philippines (23 percent), Papua New Guinea (12 percent), the Netherlands (11 percent) and Vietnam (9 percent).
Germany sourced fresh tuna from developing countries, making up 40 percent of total imports by the country. Between 2006 and 2011, fresh tuna volume originated from developing countries to Germany reported the decrease of 86 percent. To compensate for the reduction, Germany boosted importing tuna from EU’s member countries.
However, frozen tuna imports into Germany from developing countries witnessed the increase of 40 percent to 63 MT in 2011 from 45 MT in 2009. Developing countries supplied 33 percent of frozen tuna to the market. Since 2007, Vietnam and Indonesia have been two leading suppliers of frozen tuna to the market. Besides, Germany also imported the item from other developing countries after being processed in the Netherlands. Developing countries mainly exported yellowfin tuna, albacore and bigeye tuna to German market.
At present, Germany only produces processed tuna products on the small scale. Tuna processors in the country mostly import raw tuna (in the form of steak) for processing. Imports of steak tuna by Germany occupied 40 percent of the country’s total dried/frozen/live/fresh tuna imports. However, most of the items are re-exported to the Eastern European countries.
After decline in 2010 due to low tuna consumption, tuna imports into Germany have kept rising with the growth. Total tuna imports into the country in 2013 reached more than 76.3 thousand MT, worth by US$429 million. In which canned tuna (HS code 16) is the main import item, making up 97 percent of the total imports per year. Tuna imports into the country in 2014 are expected to remain positive growth.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Quang Tri Department of Agriculture and Environment has instructed localities to base their stocking schedules on actual conditions in each farming area, while developing plans, allocating resources, and implementing synchronized measures for disease prevention and disaster risk management in aquaculture production.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first two months of 2026, Vietnam’s exports of fish cakes and surimi exceeded USD 45 million, up 7% compared to the same period in 2025, indicating a positive outlook for this product segment amid recovering demand in many markets.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) During the week from April 4th to 10th, 2026, Quang Ngai province intensified its monitoring and law enforcement activities with the determination to eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Thanh Hoa’s shrimp sector is undergoing a strong transformation by accelerating the adoption of high technology, helping to improve productivity, increase profits, and meet market demands. The province currently has about 4,100 hectares of shrimp farming, with output continuing to rise despite stable farming area, mainly due to the shift from traditional methods to intensive and super-intensive farming.
(vasep.com.vn) Amid ongoing volatility in global seafood trade, Vietnam’s crab exports have made a fairly positive start to 2026. According to Vietnam Customs statistics, export turnover in the first two months of 2026 reached nearly USD 55 million, up 24% compared to the same period in 2025 and more than 2.2 times higher than in the same period of 2024. This indicates that crab exports are entering 2026 with stronger growth momentum, particularly in Asian markets.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Da Nang City has fully implemented all recommendations from the European Commission (EC) regarding the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, creating an important foundation for the removal of the “yellow card” in the near future.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Hoa Vang district (Da Nang City), red tilapia farming is demonstrating clear economic efficiency, becoming a promising livelihood that helps many households increase their income. A notable example is the model of Mr. Huynh Ngoc Nam, who operates two red tilapia ponds covering more than 4 hectares, generating stable annual income.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Gia Vien district, tilapia farming—particularly the “duong nghiep” strain—is expanding rapidly and gradually becoming an efficient production model for local farmers. Hatcheries in the area are supplying high-quality, uniform, and disease-free fingerlings, meeting the growing demand for commercial farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the afternoon of March 19, Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee, Le Van Su, chaired a meeting to address bottlenecks and propose solutions to expand the super-intensive whiteleg shrimp farming model using low water exchange and high biosecurity standards (RAS-IMTA).
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On March 10, 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee issued Decision No. 1377/QD-UBND approving the Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control Plan for the 2026–2030 period. The decision takes effect from the date of signing and replaces previous plans for the 2021–2030 period that had been issued prior to the administrative merger in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City.
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