In 2011, tuna exports from Ecuador to Venezuela reached 12,100 MT million corresponding to a value of USD 55.5 million. In 2010, 11,000 MT were sold to the Venezuelan market, according to the company Manifiestos and Ecuador Pesquero.
During the first half of this year, Ecuador exported a total of 86,800 M/T of tuna valued at USD 200.2 million. Venezuela’s take was 3,500 MT, equivalent to USD 14.7 million, as per Manifestos statistics.
Earlier this year, the national tuna companies Salica and Nirsa in Guayas; Asiservy, Isabel, Ideal, Markfish, Tecopesca, Bilbosa, Saefman and Promarsan, in Manabí, received a delegation from Venezuela composed of more than a dozen political and business representatives.
During their visit, the delegates from Venezuela inspected the tuna plants and the quality of the products.
The director of the Venezuelan Marketing and Logistics of the Agricultural Supply and Service Corporation (CASA), Andres Moffe, confirmed Venezuela’s intention to further strengthen the purchase of Ecuadorian tuna. “We do not want to be considered in Ecuador as mere customers or partners,” he said.
The tuna entrepreneur Bruno Leone confirmed the importance of the Venezuelan market for the sector. “The purchases performed by Venezuela have been growing in importance. Of all the countries in South America, Venezuela takes 18 percent of purchases,” he stated.
In the meantime,, in an attempt to increase the total exports of the Ecuadorian tuna industry, the sector claims that canned tuna should be included in the list of Ecuadorian products exported under the General System of Preferences (GSP), apart from the tuna in pouches..
There are 105 Ecuadorian tuna fishing vessels. 53 of them have currently stopped fishing while undergoing the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) tuna fishing ban, which will end on September 28th. The latest IATTC figures for tuna catches indicate that between 1 January and 29 July, 2012 a total of 339,856 tons were caught, representing 7.1 percent less than in the same period last year, when catches reached 365,581 tons.
Until 29 July, 2012, the Ecuadorian vessels captured 140,193 tons of tuna; the Mexican fleet caught 81,034 tons; the Venezuelan fleet fished 33,066 tons; and the fleet from Panama captured 32,172 tons, among others.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The year 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States (1995–2025). In parallel with the nation's progress in international economic integration, bilateral seafood trade has followed a remarkably impressive growth trajectory, expanding from an initial scale of just tens of millions of US dollars to nearly $2 billion annually. This growth has positioned the United States as Vietnam’s largest seafood export market for many consecutive years.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On December 12, 2025, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processing and Export (VASEP) issued document 231/CV-VASEP regarding strengthening measures to combat IUU fishing and working with the Government to lift the EC's IUU yellow card warning.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Tilapia is easy to farm and provides high economic and nutritional value, making it a sought-after export commodity in many countries.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first 10 months of 2025 recorded significant progress, reaching more than USD 9.5 billion, up 15% year-on-year. This result reflects the sector’s persistent efforts amid a highly volatile market, especially policy shocks from the US Although signs of slowdown emerged in the third quarter due to countervailing taxes, key product groups still maintained strong momentum and created a foundation for full-year exports to reach USD 11 billion.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the conference on “Linking the Production and Consumption Chain of Ca Mau Crab 2025,” Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Sử posed a central question: how to shift the province’s crab exports toward official trade channels, instead of relying heavily on small-scale border trade with China as currently practiced.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The whitefish market in Japan is showing a clear divergence among supplying countries, in which Vietnam continues to affirm its role as a stable and high-potential exporter. Vietnam currently ranks third after the US and Russia in whitefish export value to Japan. Thanks to tariff incentives and the ability to meet Japan’s strict standards, Vietnamese pangasius continues to record a stable and positive growth trend.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
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