According to the latest statistics from ITC, in 2017, Germany imported about 71 thousand MT of tuna with the value of US$411.7 million, up 24% in volume and 40% in value over the previous year. Vietnam held as the 6th largest tuna supplier to the German market (behind Ecuador, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Netherlands and Spain).
Last year Germany increased its imports in most of the major suppliers and reduced imports from the Netherlands - the largest tuna supplier to Germany in the EU.
Up to 92.5% of the total value of tuna imports into Germany is processed/canned tuna products (HS code 160414). Last year, the import value of processed tuna products into the country also increased by 40%. In addition, imports of frozen tuna increased by 56%, and those of fresh and chilled yellowfin (HS code 030232) also went up 26% compared to 2016.
According to FAO statistics, in 2017, the total import value of tuna into Germany increased remarkably because the average import price was higher than that in previous years. In particular, the price of canned tuna ranged from US$4.5 to US$4.8/kg, higher than the level of US$3.8 to US$4/kg in the previous year. In the past year, the import volume of tuna into Germany also increased, ranging from 9,000 to 11,000 MT per month.
Three major suppliers to the market were the Philippines, Ecuador and Papua New Guinea, which mainly exported canned and processed tuna to the German market. In particular, imports of processed/canned tuna (HS code 160414) doubled compared to 2016. Papua New Guinea continued to keep a large market share of processed tuna exports to the market.
In the first quarter of 2018, tuna imports, especially processed and canned tuna (HS code 160414), expected to go on the rise over the same period in 2017. In addition to large suppliers, German customers tended to increase imports from ASEAN, including the Philippines and Vietnam.
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.
(vasep.com.vn) In the first two months of 2024, Poland—which ranks as Vietnam's fourth-largest EU supplier of tuna—became a noteworthy market. Vietnam's tuna exports value to Poland increased by 786% in comparison to the same period last year, totaling over $2 million USD and contributing about 2% of the country's overall tuna exports revenue.
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