Low tuna catches worldwide have led to global price increases, despite moderate demand

摘要

During the third quarter of 2015, frozen skipjack prices increased strongly by almost 50%, but started to decline in October. For the first half of 2015, the sashimi tuna market in Japan remained weak. For the first time in history, US imports of air-flown fresh tuna were higher than that of Japan and this could become a common feature in the future as well. For canned tuna, export earnings suffered in Asia and Latin America during the first six months of the year, as traditional markets in the USA and EU remained lackluster. Import growth only persisted in the Middle Eastern markets.