<p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; ">Frozen pre-cooked loins are one of Galicia's most important tuna import products, now that most tuna is no longer cleaned in Spain but in low cost countries.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Therefore, the Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood (ANFACO) is demanding the European Union's Fishery and Trade Commissions to allow the import of up to 30,000 M/T of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins at a zero duty tariffs from third countries, which have no trade agreement with the EU, during the period 2013-2015.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">In this case, these third countries are Thailand, Philippines, China and Vietnam.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">The quantity demanded is double the current amount, with a tariff of 6%, according to ANFACO's secretary general, Juan Manuel Vieites, who indicated that Spain's share represents 67.5% of the EU's production and that the demand to increase imports from third countries was also adopted in view of rising claims of other European countries.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">As an example, Vieitas said that in the case of Italy, with a production of only 18% of the EU total, is requesting to import 25,000 M/T with zero tariff, and in the case of Portugal, with not more than 2% production, is demanding 20,000 M/T duty-free.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">With the agreement reached by ANFACO last Friday, after beating the Spanish fleet's opposition, the canning sector aims at having a continuous supply of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins throughout the year, “under suitable price and quality conditions, so that we can maintain the activity and employment at the canning plants here. That's what we stand for”, Vieites stated.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">This demand for loins from third countries' tuna, mostly situated in Asia, represents less than half of Spain's total imports of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins, which amounted to 63,000 M/T between January and October 2011, representing a 10.24% increase compared to the same period in 2010.</span></p>
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietfish 2026, the Vietnam International Seafood Exhibition, will officially take place from 19–21 August 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. As Vietnam’s largest annual seafood trade event, organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Vietfish 2026 will once again bring together leading seafood companies, industry experts, and international partners from across the global seafood value chain.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports reached USD 1.1 billion in July 2026, up 4.8% compared to the same period in 2025. Cumulative exports in the first seven months of the year totaled nearly USD 6.86 billion, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year. Exceeding the USD 1 billion mark in July further reinforces the prospect that Vietnam’s seafood exports could surpass USD 12 billion in 2026. However, the July figures also send a clear signal that the most favorable growth period may have passed: overall export growth slowed to just 4.8%, pangasius exports fell 6.1%, tuna exports were virtually flat, while exports to the EU, South Korea, and the Middle East all recorded double-digit declines.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the seminar "Global Seafood Market and the Future Workforce: Trends, Opportunities, and Sustainable Development Pathways for Vietnam's Seafood Industry" will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on August 19, 2026, at Convention Room B, Level 2, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first of five specialized seminars at Vietfish 2026, focusing on key issues that are shaping the long-term development of Vietnam's seafood industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnamese seafood exports recorded impressive growth, generating nearly 6 billion USD in revenue during the first six months of the year, up 13% compared with the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Fishermen in Ha Tinh are gradually overcoming difficulties to maintain the efficiency of seafood exploitation. In the first six months of 2026, the entire province achieved a production of more than 23,000 tons of seafood, worth more than 1,200 billion VND.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) June 2026 brought encouraging signs for Vietnam's tuna exports, with export value rising 20% year-on-year to nearly USD 72 million. However, this increase has yet to offset the prolonged slowdown seen in key markets such as the European Union (EU), where import demand remains weak. The outlook for the second half of the year is expected to become more challenging as freight rates continue to climb.
(vasep.com.vn) As part of the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2026), the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in collaboration with the Agency for Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, will organize the Domestic Seafood Supply–Demand Matching Program on the morning of August 20, 2026, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. The program aims to foster direct business connections between Vietnamese seafood producers and processors and domestic distributors, retailers, and foodservice channels.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Cooking Show will be one of the most engaging experiential highlights of Vietfish 2026. Taking place over three days, from August 19–21, 2026, at Hall B1, SECC, Ho Chi Minh City, the event will offer visitors a vibrant culinary space where Vietnamese seafood is showcased through its flavors, stories, and real-life culinary applications.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's pangasius exports reached USD 205 million in June 2026, up 5% compared with the same month in 2025. Cumulative export value for the first six months of the year totaled USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 12% year-on-year. Growth was primarily driven by strong demand from China and CPTPP markets, while exports to the United States and Brazil continued to decline.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first six months of 2026, Ha Tinh province continued to implement comprehensive solutions to combat IUU fishing; strictly manage the fishing fleet, control fishing vessels entering and leaving ports, operate vessel tracking devices, trace the origin of seafood, and severely punish violations.
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