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Tuna exports from Thailand drop, as Bangkok skipjack prices reach $1,700/t

Shipments from Ecuador, Spain and China on the rise. Import demand for canned tuna in the US dropped in 2016, while it grew in eastern Europe and the Middle East. 

By Matilde Mereghetti | Jan. 24, 2017 16:15 GMT
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Thailand was the world's largest exporter of canned tuna in the January to October 2016 period, although shipments from the country fell 3.4% year-on-year, data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showed. [...]

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