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Bali’s tuna exports drop Bali’s tuna exports drop

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By SeafoodSource staff
26 September, 2012 - Bali’s exports of tuna fish dropped 20.29 percent year-on-year to USD 42.86 million in the first seven months of the year.



The fall in the export earning followed a 28.02 percent decline in the export volume from 10,451.9 tons to 7,523.8 tons in the same period, I Ketut Teneng, the chief spokesman of the provincial administration, said.



Japan has been the main export destination for fresh and frozen tuna from Bali with a smaller part to Europe, I Ketut Teneng said here on Wednesday. 

He attributed the decline to weak demand from japan which has not yet fully recover from last year’s tsunami and shrinking production.


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